Conjugate base for Bronsted acids $H_2O$ and $HF$ are a) $OH^-$ and $H_2F^+$, respectively b) $H_3O^+$ and $F^-$, respectively c) $OH^-$ and $F^-$, respectively d) $H_3O^+$ and $H_2F^+$, respectively

Conjugate base for Bronsted acids H₂O and HF are a) OH^- and H₂F^+, respectively b) H₃O^+ and F^-, respectivel

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H_2O

OH^-

and

H_2F^+

, respectively

H_3O^+

and

F^-

, respectively

OH^-

and

F^-

, respectively

H_3O^+

and

H_2F^+

, respectively

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Step 1. The conjugate base of an acid is the species left after it donates exactly one proton.

Step 2. $H_2O \rightarrow H^+ + OH^-$ : the conjugate base of $H_2O$ is $OH^-$ . …