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What is a conjugate acid base pair? Illustration with examples.

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An acid after Iosing a proton becomes a base where a base after accepting the proton becomes an acid.
eg:
`underset("Acid"_(1))(H_(2)O)(l)+underset("Base"_(2))(NH_(3))(a)hArrunderset("Acid"_(2))(NH_(4)^(+))(aq)+underset("Base"_(1))(OH^(-))(aq)`
A base formed by the loss of a proton by an acid is called conjugate base of the acid.
An acid formed by gain of a proton by the base is called conjugate acid of the acid.
Acid base pairs such as `H_(2)O //OH^(-)` and `NH_(4)^(+)//NH_(3)` which are formed by loss or gain of a proton are called conjugate acid base acid.
An acid-base pair which differ by one proton is called conjugate acid base pair.
In the above example `H_(2)O //OH^(-)` and `NH_(4)^(+)//NH_(3)` are conjugate acid base pairs.
A strong acid would have large tendency to donate proton. Thus conjugate base of a strong acid would be a weak base. Similarly, conjugate base of a weak acid would be a strong base.
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