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conjugate base

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.86 in modern English

Syllables
con-ju-gate base
IPA
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any compound, of general formula Xⁿ⁺, which can be transformed into a conjugate acid HX⁽ⁿ⁺¹⁾⁺ by the gain of a proton.

noun

Any compound, of general formula Xⁿ⁺, which can be transformed into a conjugate acid HX⁽ⁿ⁺¹⁾⁺ by the gain of a proton.

Example Sentences

  • "Examples Cl⁻ → HCl HSO₄⁻ → H₂SO₄ NH₃ → NH₄⁺"

Inflected Forms

conjugate bases (plural)

Questions

What does conjugate base mean?
Any compound, of general formula Xⁿ⁺, which can be transformed into a conjugate acid HX⁽ⁿ⁺¹⁾⁺ by the gain of a proton.

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