Question

Identify the conjugate base of CH 3COOH in the reaction CH 3COOH + HSO 4 − Picture H 2SO 4 + CH 3COO − HSO4− SO42− CH3COO− H2SO4 OH−

Answer 1

c. CH₃COO⁻

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

c. CH₃COO⁻

Step-by-step explanation:

The task is not very clear but I think this is the original question.

Identify the conjugate base of CH₃COOH in the reaction:

CH₃COOH + HSO₄⁻ ⇄ H₂SO₄ + CH₃COO⁻

a. HSO₄⁻

b. SO₄²⁻

c. CH₃COO⁻

d. H₂SO₄

e. OH⁻

Let's consider the following reaction

CH₃COOH + HSO₄⁻ ⇄ H₂SO₄ + CH₃COO⁻

According to the Bronsted-Lowry acid-base theory, an acid is a species that donates H⁺ and a base is a species that accepts H⁺.

CH₃COOH is an acid because it donates H⁺ to HSO₄⁻, whereas CH₃COO⁻ is its conjugate base, because it accepts H⁺ from H₂SO₄ to form CH₃COOH.

Another acid-base pair is H₂SO₄/HSO₄⁻