A Brønsted-Lowry acid-base reaction proceeds in the netdirection in which a stronger acid and stronger base form aweaker acid and weaker base. Explain.(b) The molecular scene at right depicts an aqueous solution of two conjugate acid-base pairs: HA/A and HB/B. The base in the first pair is represented by red spheres and the base in the second pair by green spheres; solvent moleculesare omitted for clarity. Which is the stronger acid? Stronger base? Explain.

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A Brønsted-Lowry acid-base reaction proceeds in the netdirection in which a stronger acid and stronger base form aweaker acid and weaker base. Explain.(b) The molecular scene at right depicts an aqueous solution of two conjugate acid-base pairs: HA/A and HB/B. The base in the first pair is represented by red spheres and the base in the second pair by green spheres; solvent moleculesare omitted for clarity. Which is the stronger acid? Stronger base? Explain.

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