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Which of the following is not a conjugate acid-base pair?
A
HPO32,PO33
B
H2PO4,HPO42
C
H2PO4,H3PO4
D
H2PO4,PO33

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Rituraj Tiwari
5 Years ago
H2​PO4−​,(PO3)3−​is not a conjugate acid-base pair as it differs by two protons.
A conjugate acid-base pair differs by one proton only. For example,HClandCl−ion differ by one proton only. Hence, they are the conjugate acid-base pair.
Thus,(A)HPO32−​,(PO3)3−​, (B)H2​PO4−​,H​PO42−​and (C)H2​PO4−​,H3​PO4​are conjugate acid base pairs as they differ by one proton only.