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Slidey
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The conjugate base is always in reference to an acid.
The conjugate acid is always in reference to a base.
The conjugate base of a weak acid is a very weak base, and of a strong acid it is just a weak base.
The conjugate base of water is hydroxyl:
H<sub>2</sub>O + H<sub>2</sub>O <--> H<sub>3</sub>O<sup>+</sup> + OH<sup>-</sup>
The conjugate acid is always in reference to a base.
The conjugate base of a weak acid is a very weak base, and of a strong acid it is just a weak base.
The conjugate base of water is hydroxyl:
H<sub>2</sub>O + H<sub>2</sub>O <--> H<sub>3</sub>O<sup>+</sup> + OH<sup>-</sup>
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acid + water --> hydronium ion + conjugate basexiao1985 said:
hey some ppl need a different perspective, some chick in our class didnt get this for weeks they way our teacher explained it.
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Sliderule, the conjugate acid of a weak base is weak, and vice versa - you can't predict relative strengths by simply knowing that a species is weak. Also, the conjugate base of a strong acid is a negligible base and a strong base has a negligible conjugate acid - eg HCl and Cl- ions, where HCl is a strong acid, and Cl- produces neutral solutions.