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TS EAMCET · Chemistry · Ionic Equilibrium

Which of the following is not a conjugate acid-base pair?

  1. A \(\mathrm{HPO}_3^{2-}, \mathrm{PO}_3^{3-}\)
  2. B \(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{PO}_4^{-}, \mathrm{HPO}_4^{2-}\)
  3. C \(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{PO}_4^{-}, \mathrm{H}_3 \mathrm{PO}_4\)
  4. D \(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{PO}_4^{-}, \mathrm{PO}_3^{3-}\)
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(D) \(\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{PO}_4^{-}, \mathrm{PO}_3^{3-}\)

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\begin{aligned} & \text { Acid }_1+\text { Base }_2 \rightleftharpoons \text { Acid }_2+\text { Base }_1 \\ & \mathrm{HPO}_3^{2-}+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O} \rightleftharpoons \mathrm{H}_3 \mathrm{O}^{+}+\mathrm{PO}_3^{3-} \\ & \mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{PO}_4^{-}+\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}…