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Classify each of the following reactants and products as an acid or base according to the Bronstead theory:
H3PO4 + C6H5O- >><< H2PO4- + C6H5OH
Classification according to Bronsted theory :
H3PO4 + C6H5O- <====> H2PO4- + C6H5OH
acid base conjugate base conjugate acid
So H2PO4- is the conjugate base of acid H3PO4 and C6H5OH is the conjugate acid of base C6H5O- base.