Answer: [tex]H_2PO_4[/tex] and [tex]H_3PO_4[/tex]
Explanation:
According to the Bronsted-Lowry conjugate acid-base theory, an acid is defined as a substance which looses donates protons and thus forming conjugate base and a base is defined as a substance which accepts protons and thus forming conjugate acid.
For the given reaction:
[tex]H_2PO_4^-+H_2O\rightleftharpoons H_3PO_4+OH^-[/tex]
Here, [tex]H_2O[/tex] is loosing a proton, thus it is considered as an acid and after losing a proton, it forms [tex]OH^-[/tex] which is a conjugate base.
Similarly , [tex]H_2PO_4^-[/tex] is gaining a proton, thus it is considered as an base and after gaining a proton, it forms [tex]H_3PO_4[/tex] which is a conjugate acid.
Thus [tex]H_2PO_4[/tex] and [tex]H_3PO_4[/tex] is a conjugate acid-base pair in the reaction represented by the equation below
