conjugate acid
What conjugate acid means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA, OCR.
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Reference: AQA
The species formed when a base gains a proton, such as NH₄⁺ formed when ammonia takes a proton from water.
The species a base becomes when it accepts a proton.
Topics that use conjugate acid
- Brønsted–Lowry acid–base equilibria in aqueous solution (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
- Acids, bases and buffers (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- conjugate base
- Acid dissociation constant Ka
- acidic buffer
- Amphiprotic
- basic buffer
- Basicity
- Brønsted–Lowry base
- Buffer action against added acid and alkali
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