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Which equilibrium system has HCO3- acting as a Brønsted-Lowry base? HCO3- H+ + CO32- HCO3- + HS- H2S + CO32- HCO3- + H2S H2CO3 + HS- HCO3- + H2O H3O+ + CO32- HCO3- + O2- CO32- +…

Which equilibrium system has HCO3- acting as a Brønsted-Lowry base? HCO3- H+ + CO32- HCO3- + HS- H2S + CO32- HCO3- + H2S H2CO3 + HS- HCO3- + H2O H3O+ + CO32- HCO3- + O2- CO32- +…
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Which equilibrium system has HCO3- acting as a Brønsted-Lowry base?

HCO3- H+ + CO32-
HCO3- + HS- H2S + CO32-
HCO3- + H2S H2CO3 + HS-
HCO3- + H2O H3O+ + CO32-
HCO3- + O2- CO32- + OH-

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Answer:

C) HCO3- + H2S H2CO3 + HS-

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User Fozoglu
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A Brønsted-Lowry base is a base is a proton acceptor.

In the only case where this is done is when HCO3- accepts a proton and becomes H2CO3.

In the other cases, HCO3- is donating a proton which makes it an acid.
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