Question

Identify the conjugate pairs in the following acid-base reaction

H₂CO₃(aq) + C₅H₅N(aq) HNO₃-(aq) + HC₅H₅N+(aq)

Answer 1

H2CO3 is an acid because it gave away a proton to become HNO3~.

HNO3~ is a conjugate Base because Acids become conjugate Bases after giving away a proton.

C5H5N is a base because it accepted the proton from H2CO3 to become HC5H5N+.

HC5H5N+ is a conjugate Acid because Bases become Conjugate Acids after accepting a proton.