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or each conjugate acid-base pair, identify the first species as an acid or base and the second species as the conjugate acid or base of the first. A) CH3COOH and B) CH3COO- A. is _____ B. is _________ C) CH3O- and D) CH3OH C. is _____ D. is _________

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Answer:

A. an acid

B. a base

C. conjugate base

D. conjugate acid

Explanation:

This question appears incomplete because it is starting with a "or".

However, the available question can still be answered.

An acid (according to "Bronsted-Lowry") is a chemical compound/specie that can donate hydrogen ion(s) in a reaction while a base is the compound/specie that can receive hydrogen ion(s). From this definition, it can be deduced that CH₃COOH (ethanoic acid) is an acid (weak acid) because it can donate an hydrogen ion while CH₃COO⁻ is a base because it can receive a hydrogen ion.

Also, a conjugate acid is the compound formed when an acid has donated a hydrogen ion to a base (i.e it is a base with hydrogen ion attached to it) while a conjugate base is the acid that has lost it's hydrogen ion. Thus, the conjugate acid in the question is CH₃OH while the conjugate base in the question is CH₃O⁻.

A. an acid

B. a base

C. conjugate base

D. conjugate acid

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