Chapter 8, Problem 8.40QP

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The chemical formula of the conjugate base of formic acid has to be written.

Concept Introduction:

When a Brønsted-Lowry acid donates a proton to a Brønsted-Lowry base, the base that

accepts the proton becomes a conjugate acid.  Contrastingly, the acid that donated the

proton becomes a conjugate base.

$\begin{array}{l}\text{HX}\text{+}\text{Y}\to {\text{HY}}^{\text{+}}\text{+}{\text{X}}^{\text{-}}\\ \text{Acid}\text{Base}\text{Conjugate}\text{acid}\text{Conjugate}\text{base}\\ \\ {\text{HY}}^{\text{+}}\text{and}\text{Y}\text{are}\text{Conjugate}\text{acid-base}\text{pair}\\ \\ \text{HX}\text{and}{\text{X}}^{\text{-}}\text{are}\text{Conjugate}\text{acid-base}\text{pair}\end{array}$