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Which of the following is not a conjugate acid- base pair?

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a

[HPO32-, PO33-]

b

[H2PO4-, PO43-]

c

[H2PO4-, HPO42-]

d

[H2PO4-, H3PO4]

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

A conjugate acid-base pair, according to the Bronsted-Lowry definition of acids and bases, consists of two substances that are unique only in that they contain a proton (H+). When a proton is supplied to a base, a conjugate acid is formed, and vice versa when a proton is taken away from an acid, a conjugate base is formed.

Due to its two-proton difference, the acid-base pair[H2PO4-, PO43-] is not conjugate.

Only one proton separates a conjugate acid-base pair from another. For example, the only proton that separates HCl and Cl- ion. They are the conjugate acid-base pair.

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