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Conjugate Acid of Ammonium?
« on: November 26, 2011, 03:44:06 PM »
What is the conjugate acid of NH4+ in the reaction

NH4++OH- :rarrow: H2O +NH3

A) NH2-
B) NH3
C) OH-
D) H2O

Am I going crazy in that NH4+ itself *is* an acid, and so it only has a conjugate base and not a conjugate acid and none of the answers are right, or did I learn the definition of conjugate acids and bases wrong?

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Re: Conjugate Acid of Ammonium?
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2011, 03:46:48 PM »
Am I going crazy in that NH4+ itself *is* an acid, and so it only has a conjugate base and not a conjugate acid and none of the answers are right,

You're not crazy, you're correct. The question is probably supposed to be "what is the conjugate base..."
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