<p>h2s and s2 can’t be conjugates. I know I got it right, but I don’t know what I put. they have to differ by one H and the rest of the molecule is the same</p>
<p>i thought the answer should have had an oxygen in them</p>
<p>it was either H30 H20, H20 OH, or HF and F</p>
<p>Wait thesmiterr youre right</p>
<p>nevermind
its HF and F- lol</p>
<p>Whoops, guess I might’ve missed reading an answer choice, then.</p>
<p>And why can’t it be h2o and oh-?</p>
<p>I don’t think HF & F- was one of the answer choices though. I distinctly remember that I spent a long time pondering over that question. I am almost 100% sure that the answer was H20 & OH- because h20 can act as both a base and acid.</p>
<p>What did you guys answer for non polar bonding? CCL4, Cl2, or CO2?</p>
<p>Cl2 for sure.</p>
<p>@bannedhero: the conjugate acid for oh- would be h3o+, though. If h2o reacts with oh-, you just form h2o and oh- again.</p>
<p>Hmm, I was thinking more along the times of H20 + H20 forms OH- and H30+? Thus the water can be an acid in this case. If water was not the answer, then what was?</p>
<p>nope @thesmiter because conjugate acid/base differ by one H+ so its H2O and OH- for sure</p>
<p>Im pretty sure its h30+ and h20… i don’t even remember HF and F- as being an answer choice</p>
<p>Not necessarily just one hydrogen… how else can you explain polyprotic acids?</p>
<p>Then my original answer was correct albeit my explanation was wrong?</p>
<p>i thought CCl4 had nonpolar bonding?!</p>
<p>Nope polar BONDING</p>
<p>H30+ is the conjugate acid of H20 bc if it gains one hydrogen it becomes H30 and by definition the H20 would be the proton donor and thus as acid. the h30 is accepting a proton and acts as base</p>
<p>I think the question should have asked which is the MOST non-polar because polarity is a range. CCl4 have polar like bonds.</p>
<p>@ Sicendice, how can H30 act as a base…? It would become H40… do you mean OH-?</p>