a. a proton
B. an electron
C. a hydroxide ion
D. hydronium ion
In the competition for a proton in an acid-base reaction the winner is always the
A. stronger base
B. stronger acid
C. amphoteric substance
D. amphiprotic substance
2007-04-14 04:47:00 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
A and A.
Acid and base conjugate pairs differ by a proton, and in the competition for a proton, the stronger base wlll always win.
2007-04-14 04:53:06 · answer #1 · answered by TheOnlyBeldin 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The acid and base are on the left; they each have a conjugate base and conjugate acid (respectively) on the right side. For a, the acid is H2CO3, and the base is water. During the acid-base reaction, you remove a proton (or hydrogen atom) from H2CO3, and attach it to H2O. Therefore H2CO3 becomes HCO3-, and H2O becomes H3O+. HCO3 is the conjugate base of H2CO3 acid, and H3O+ is the conjugate acid of H2O base.
2016-05-19 22:51:35 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2014-11-13 15:13:43 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋