Question

What will be the products when ammonia reacts with hydrofluoric acid? In the reaction identify the type of species present (acid, base, conjugate acid/ base).

 

Answer 1

HCl + NH₃ = NH₄⁺ + Cl^-

Acid: HCI

Base: NH₃

Conjugate Acid: NH4⁺

Conjugate Base: Cl^-

A proton (H + ) donor is an acid, while a proton acceptor is a base. The conjugate base is formed after an acid donates its proton, while the conjugate acid is formed when a base accepts a proton. In the reverse reaction, the conjugate acid may donate a proton to the conjugate base, reforming the original reactants.