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Interpretation:
The proton transfer reaction,
Concept introduction:
An acid-base reaction occurs through a transfer of proton from an acid to a base. The reaction results in the formation of a conjugate acid and a conjugate base as the products. The type of products formed affects the direction of reaction at equilibrium.
Answer to Problem 25E
The complete proton transfer reaction is given below.
The resulting equilibrium is favored in the forward direction.
Explanation of Solution
Consider the acid-base reaction given below.
In the given reaction,
The complete acid-base reaction is shown below.
Since, both the products are weak conjugate acid and weak conjugate base, they have less tendency to dissociate, therefore, they are stable, so the equilibrium will be favored in the forward direction.
The transfer of a proton from an acid to base in the reaction will shift the equilibrium in the forward direction.
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