conjugate acid-base pair

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Examples

HCl and Cl- make up a conjugate acid-base pair.

Noun edit

conjugate acid-base pair (plural conjugate acid-base pairs)

  1. (chemistry) An acid and a base which differ by a single proton; a pair of molecular compounds consisting of a conjugate acid and a conjugate base.
    Synonym: acid-base pair

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