The carbonate ion (CO3 2-) acts as a Bronsted-Lowry base. What is the conjugate acid of the carbonate ion?
Write the chemical equation that includes both the carbonate ion and its conjugate acid.
I don't know how to write the eqution! :(
when i checked my answers during class, i got them wrong, and we didn't have much time to review the answers..
2007-03-13 17:54:52 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
The conjugate acid is bicarbonate, HCO3-. The reaction with water is:
CO3(2-) + H2O ---> HCO3- + OH-
2007-03-13 17:59:21 · answer #1 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
CO3 -2 + H2O <==> HCO3 -1 + OH-1
HCO3 -1 is the conjugate acid of CO3 -2
the conjugate acid is obtained by adding a H and making the charge more positive by 1
2007-03-13 18:00:22 · answer #2 · answered by chem geek 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For conjugate acids
1. add a H----HCO3 2-
2. plus charge by 1.-------HCO3-
H+ + CO3 2- <-------> HCO3-
or
CO3 -2 + H2O <-------> HCO3 - + OH-
2007-03-13 18:01:36 · answer #3 · answered by 3.141592653589793238462643383279 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋