How can you identify conjugate acid and base pairs?

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How can you identify conjugate acid and base pairs?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-20T18:17:28

See this [old answer.](https://socratic.org/questions/what-is-the-conjugate-for-benzoic-acid-hc7h5o2)

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The conjugate base of any acid is simply the parent acid LESS a proton, $H^{+}$ $H^+$ . As with all chemical reactions, both mass and charge are conserved. The conjugate base of $H_{2} S O_{4}$ $H_2SO_4$ is thus bisulfate anion, $H S O_{4}^{-}$ $HSO_4^-$ , and the conjugate baseof bisulfate is sulfate dianion, $S O_{4}^{2 -}$ $SO_4^(2-)$ . For assignment of conjugate acid/base pairs all you are doing is simply adding or substracting a proton, $H^{+}$ $H^+$ .

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