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Ch. 4 - Acids and Bases/Electron Flow
Mullins - Organic Chemistry: A Learner Centered Approach 1st Edition
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Capitolo 3, Problema 15b

Based on the one species that is identified for you, label the remaining molecules as acid, base, conjugate acid, or conjugate base.
(b) Chemical reaction diagram showing an acid-base reaction with labeled species as acid, base, conjugate acid, and conjugate base.

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Step 1: Identify the species already labeled in the reaction. In this case, H2PO4⁻ is labeled as a 'Base'. This means it accepted a proton (H⁺) during the reaction.
Step 2: Analyze the reactants. H3PO4 is a proton donor, as it loses a proton to form H2PO4⁻. Therefore, H3PO4 is the 'Acid' in this reaction.
Step 3: Examine the organic molecule on the left side of the reaction. It reacts with H3PO4 and gains a proton, forming the positively charged species on the right side. This indicates that the organic molecule is acting as a 'Base' because it accepts a proton.
Step 4: Look at the positively charged organic molecule formed on the right side of the reaction. Since it is the protonated form of the original organic molecule, it is the 'Conjugate Acid' of the base.
Step 5: Summarize the labels: H3PO4 is the Acid, the organic molecule on the left is the Base, the positively charged organic molecule on the right is the Conjugate Acid, and H2PO4⁻ is the Conjugate Base.

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