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What is the conjugate base of H2BO3- (I am confused because one has - and +. I dont understand which one the answer would be)

What is the conjugate base of H2BO3- (I am confused because one has - and +. I dont-example-1
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The conjugate base of a compound is what this compound will be after donating a H⁺.

The comopund in question is H₂BO₃⁻. After it loses 1 H⁺, it will have one less H atom and its charge decrease by one. Its charge is only with a "-" sign, which means its chargeis 1-. After decreasing by one, the charge becomes 2-.

So, the conjugate base will be HBO₃²⁻

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