The wet cotton traps any HBr that escapes the reaction mixture. The trapping reaction is simply what happens when HBr dissolves
in water, but it is still an acid/base reaction that is in principle reversible. Complete the acid/base equilibrium started for you below, draw the curved arrow pushing in BOTH directions and identify the stronger and weaker Bronsted acid and base on each side of the equilibrium.
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