One of the substances that give wet goats and dirty gym socks their characteristic odors is hexanoic acid, CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CO2H, which is a monoprotic weak acid. Write the formula for the conjugate base of this acid. Write the equation for the reaction between this acid and water, and indicate the Bronsted-Lowry acid and base for the forward reaction.
The acid is hexanoic acid
CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2COOH
It wil dissociate as
CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2COOH + H2O --> CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2COO- + H3O+
Acid 1 Base2 Base1 Acid 2
So the conjugate base is
CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2COO-
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