Chemistry: An Introduction to General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321908449
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-844-5

Chapter 10 - Section 10.1 - Acids and Bases - Questions and Problems - Page 328: 10.9c

Answer

The conjugate base of $H_2CO_3$ is $HC{O_3}^-$

Work Step by Step

To find the conjugate base of an acid, just remove one proton $(H^+)$ from the compound. 1. Remove one hydrogen: $H_2CO_3 -- \gt HCO_3$ 2. Subtract one from the charge $0 --\gt -1$ $H{CO_3} -- \gt HC{O_3}^-$
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