A conjugate acid is formed from the base by accepting a proton from the acid .
A conjugate base is obtained from the Brownstead - Lowry acid when it looses a proton while the conjugate acid is obtained from the Brownstead - Lowry base when it accepts a proton. In the Brownstead - Lowry sense, acid base reaction involves the loss or gain of a proton.
Consider the hypothetical reaction; AH + :B ⇄ BH + :A. The specie BH is the conjugate acid while the specie :B is the Brownstead - Lowry base . The specie :A is the conjugate base while the specie AH is the Brownstead - Lowry acid.
