What is the conjugate base of #HCO_3^-#?

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anor277
Dec 12, 2016

Add a proton, and we get.........

Explanation:

#HCO_3^(-) + H^(+) rarr H_2CO_3(aq)#

#"Carbonic acid,"# #H_2CO_3#. As far as anyone knows, #"carbonic acid"# is hydrated, i.e. dissolved, carbon dioxide, i.e. #H_2O*CO_2#.

All I have done here is to conserve both mass and charge.

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