Conjugate Base

Definition

The conjugate base is what remains of an acid after it has donated its proton during an acid-base reaction.

Related terms

Conjugate Acid:

The particle formed when a base accepts a proton.

Acid-Base Pair: An acid and its corresponding conjugate base or a base and its corresponding conjugate acid.

pH Scale: A measure of how acidic or basic a solution is, based on the concentration of H+ ions. It can help predict whether an acid will donate protons (forming a conjugate base) or a base will accept protons (forming a conjugate acid).