Consider the following reaction. What is the conjugate base of CH3COOH
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According to Bronsted-Lowry theory of acids and bases, an acid is proton donor and a base is proton acceptor. When an acid loses the proton, it forms the conjugate base of the acid. Similarly when a base accepts a proton, it forms the conjugate acid if that base. A conjugate acid base pair differs by a single proton.
Given the weak acid . It can lose a proton to form the conjugate base.
Therefore, the conjugate base of is
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Explanation:
When an element is displaced by another element in a compound then it is known as a single displacement reaction.
For example, is a single displacement reaction.
Similarly when a hockey player has the puck in the corner of the rink. An opposing player muscles him aside and emerge with the puck displays that a single player is displacing a person.
Thus, we can conclude that this situation is most analogous to single displacement reaction.