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A base is a substance that has the ability to accept protons (H+) during a chemical reaction.

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For the equation HOBr + OH⁻ ⇌ H2O + OBr⁻, which of the following pairs contain both the base and the conjugate base of the reaction?
Identify the base in the following equation: PO4³⁺ + HNO3 → NO³⁻ + HPO4²⁻.

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