Answer:
A. an acid
B. a base
C. conjugate base
D. conjugate acid
Step-by-step explanation:
This question appears incomplete because it is starting with a "or".
However, the available question can still be answered.
An acid (according to "Bronsted-Lowry") is a chemical compound/specie that can donate hydrogen ion(s) in a reaction while a base is the compound/specie that can receive hydrogen ion(s). From this definition, it can be deduced that CH₃COOH (ethanoic acid) is an acid (weak acid) because it can donate an hydrogen ion while CH₃COO⁻ is a base because it can receive a hydrogen ion.
Also, a conjugate acid is the compound formed when an acid has donated a hydrogen ion to a base (i.e it is a base with hydrogen ion attached to it) while a conjugate base is the acid that has lost it's hydrogen ion. Thus, the conjugate acid in the question is CH₃OH while the conjugate base in the question is CH₃O⁻.
A. an acid
B. a base
C. conjugate base
D. conjugate acid