conjugate base
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English
Noun
conjugate base (plural conjugate bases)
- (chemistry) Any compound, of general formula Xn+, which can be transformed into a conjugate acid HX(n+1)+ by the gain of a proton.
- Examples
- Cl- → HCl
- HSO4- → H2SO4
- NH3 → NH4+
- Examples
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