3. Consider Lewis structure for hydrogen fluoride (HF). a. If hydrogen fluoride were to behave as an acid (if possible), draw the Lewis structure of its resulting conjugate base. b. Reflecting on your answer for Part A and using the three acid-base models above, would you predict the conjugate base would form? (Does this situtation make sense)? c. If hydrogen fluoride were to behave as a base (if possible), draw the Lewis structure of its resulting conjugate acid. d. Reflecting on your answer for Part A and using the three acid-base models above, would you predict the conjugate acid would form? (Does this situtation make sense)? e. Considering your responses to Parts B and D, would you predict hydrogen fluoride would behave as an acid, a base, either, or neither? Explain your reasoning.

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3. Consider Lewis structure for hydrogen fluoride (HF).
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a. If hydrogen fluoride were to behave as an acid (if possible), draw the Lewis
structure of its resulting conjugate base.
b. Reflecting on your answer for Part A and using the three acid-base models above,
would you predict the conjugate base would form? (Does this situtation make
sense)?
c. If hydrogen fluoride were to behave as a base (if possible), draw the Lewis
structure of its resulting conjugate acid.
d. Reflecting on your answer for Part A and using the three acid-base models above,
would you predict the conjugate acid would form? (Does this situtation make
sense)?
e. Considering your responses to Parts B and D, would you predict hydrogen
fluoride would behave as an acid, a base, either, or neither? Explain your
reasoning.
Transcribed Image Text:3. Consider Lewis structure for hydrogen fluoride (HF). H- a. If hydrogen fluoride were to behave as an acid (if possible), draw the Lewis structure of its resulting conjugate base. b. Reflecting on your answer for Part A and using the three acid-base models above, would you predict the conjugate base would form? (Does this situtation make sense)? c. If hydrogen fluoride were to behave as a base (if possible), draw the Lewis structure of its resulting conjugate acid. d. Reflecting on your answer for Part A and using the three acid-base models above, would you predict the conjugate acid would form? (Does this situtation make sense)? e. Considering your responses to Parts B and D, would you predict hydrogen fluoride would behave as an acid, a base, either, or neither? Explain your reasoning.
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An acid donates proton while a base accepts proton. 

HA---> H+  +   A-

HA is acid while A- is conjugate base.

B + H+  ----> BH+

B is base while BH+ is conjugate acid.

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