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Ch.16 - Acid-Base Equilibria
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Capitolo 16, Problema 67a

Consider the base hydroxylamine, NH2OH. (a) What is the conjugate acid of hydroxylamine?

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Identify the base in the problem: hydroxylamine, which is NH2OH.
Recall the concept of a conjugate acid: it is formed when a base gains a proton (H+).
Add a proton (H+) to the base NH2OH. This involves adding an H+ ion to the nitrogen atom, which is the site of protonation.
Write the chemical formula of the conjugate acid: NH3OH+.
Verify the charge balance: The original base NH2OH is neutral, and after gaining a proton, the conjugate acid NH3OH+ has a positive charge.

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Protonation

Protonation is the process by which a molecule gains a proton, resulting in the formation of a conjugate acid. For hydroxylamine (NH2OH), protonation occurs at the nitrogen atom, which has a lone pair of electrons that can bond with a proton, leading to the formation of its conjugate acid.
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