What is the #"conjugate base"# of water?

1 Answer
Feb 17, 2017

#"Hydroxide anion, "HO^-#

Explanation:

To find the conjugate base of any species, simply remove a proton, #H^+# from the parent acid, and conserve mass and charge:

#H_2O rarr HO^(-) + H^+#

For the conjugate acid, simply add a proton:

#H_2O + H^+ rarr H_3O^+#

What is the conjugate base of #"hydroxide anion, "HO^-#? Simply follow the same procedure as before.