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What is the conjugate base of HCO3–? Write answer as chemical formula
In the Bronsted-Lowry classification of bases and acids the term acid refers to a compound which donates protons (H+) and bases can also accept H+. Once an acid has released it’s H+ the remainder is known as “the conjugate base”. The reason it is called this is because it is able to act as a base, taking in H+.
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