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Complete the following acid base reaction and then answer the questions below. H

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Question

Complete the following acid base reaction and then answer the questions below. H_3 PO_4 + H_2 O Which of the above reactions is amphiprotic? Which of the above reactants becomes a base? True or False. A proton is being donated from H_3 PO_4 to water. Write the formulas of one conjugate acid base pair produced in the above reaction. If CIO_3 is a weak base, then which of the following is true about its conjugate acid? Requires a high activation energy to donate protons Readily accepts hydrogen ions Has a pH value between 6 and 7 Has a high concentration of hydronium ions In solution Write the following formulas: The conjugate base of H_2 O The conjugate base of CH_3 COOH the conjugate acid of CH_3 CH_2 NH_2

Explanation / Answer

6. H3PO4 + H2O H3O+ + H2PO4-

Acid    Base    Conjugate     Conjugate

                             Acid           Base

a)Amphiprotic- A molecule that can either donate or accept a proton. Hence in this reaction, H2O is amphitropic.

b)Since H2O accepts a proton, it becomes the base.

c)A proton is being donated from H3PO4 to water. True

H3PO4 --- H+ H2O + H+       

                        -- H+

d)         H3PO4        H2PO4-

                               

                acid           + H+       Conjugate base

            + H+   

H2O               H3O+

                  

            Base       -- H+       Conjugate acid

7. ClO3- is a weak base. Its conjugate acid is HClO3. It will have a pH value between 6 and 7. It becomes almost neutral.

b) is the answer.

8. a) The conjugate base of H2O is OH-

                Acid becomes conjugate base after donating proton, H2O donates H+ and becomes OH- the conjugate base of it.

           

b) The conjugate base of CH3COOH is CH3COO-

             Acid becomes conjugate base after donating proton, CH3COOH donates H+ and becomes CH3COO-

c)The conjugate acid of CH3CH2NH2 is CH3CH2NH3+

                Base becomes conjugate acid after accepting proton, CH3CH2NH2 accepts H+ and becomes CH3CH2NH3+