Conjugate Base
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Conjugate Base:
Imagine you're at a crowded party and you're trying to find some personal space when someone leaves the group you're in. This situation is similar to how a conjugate base is formed when an acid loses a proton. Just as the group becomes less crowded and you have more room when someone leaves, an acid becomes a conjugate base with a slightly different structure and properties once it loses a proton. In both cases, the removal of one element (a person at a party or a proton in an acid) changes the dynamics and characteristics of what remains.
Practice Version
Conjugate Base: Substance formed when an acid loses a proton. Conjugate base. A conjugate base is what remains of an acid after it donates a proton during a chemical reaction.