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Conjugate Acid-Base Pairs

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A conjugate acid-base pair differs by exactly one proton, the acid form having it and the conjugate base form lacking it.

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Acetic acid, CH3COOH, and acetate ion, CH3COO−, are a conjugate pair differing by one H+.

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A conjugate base is not automatically weak or harmless — its strength is a separate, related question taken up at Chem 1841.