Answer to Question #109363 in General Chemistry for mya 6

Question

Identify the products formed in this Brønsted-Lowry reaction.
HCO−3+F−−⇀↽−acid+base

Answer 1

According to Brønsted-Lowry

An acid is a compound which can donate a proton( H+) and a base is a compound which can accept it. So here HCO3- is acid and F- is base. And the reaction will be

HCO₃- + F- = CO₃2- + HF