Answer to Question #190699 in General Chemistry for ganst

Question

What will be the products when ammonia reacts with hydrofluoric acid? In the reaction identify the type of species present (acid, base, conjugate acid/ base).

 

Answer 1

HCl + NH₃ = NH₄⁺ + Cl^-

Acid: HCI

Base: NH₃

Conjugate Acid: NH4⁺

Conjugate Base: Cl^-

A proton (H + ) donor is an acid, while a proton acceptor is a base. The conjugate base is formed after an acid donates its proton, while the conjugate acid is formed when a base accepts a proton. In the reverse reaction, the conjugate acid may donate a proton to the conjugate base, reforming the original reactants.