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Chapter 2: Q42 P (page 139)

Predict the products of the following acid-base reactions.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

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(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

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Bronsted – Lowry concept of acid and base

According to Bronsted-Lowry, an acid can be defined as any substance (molecule or ion) that has the tendency to donate a proton (H+ ) to any substance whereas a base can be defined as any substance (molecule or ion) that has the tendency to accept a proton (H+) from any other substance.

02

Conjugate acid-base pair

The residual part of acid after losing a proton will have a tendency to accept a proton (H+). Therefore, it will behave as a base. These pairs of substances which differ from one another by a proton (H+) are known as conjugate acid-base pairs. Consider a general example of an acid:

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Prediction of the products

Bronsted-Lowry acid is a proton (H+) donor while Bronsted-Lowry base is a proton (H+) acceptor.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

((e)

(f)

(g)

(h)

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Most popular questions from this chapter

The following compounds can all react as acids.

  1. For each compound, show its conjugate base. Show any resonance forms if applicable.
  2. Rank the conjugate bases in the order you would predict, from most stable to least stable.
  3. Rank the original compounds in order from strongest acid to weakest acid.

TheC=Odouble bond has a dipole moment of about 2.4Dand a bond length of about 1.23 Å.

  1. Calculate the amount of charge separation in this bond.
  2. Use this information to evaluate the relative importance of the following two resonance contributors:

(R is a general symbol for a carbon-containing group)

Rank the following acids in decreasing order of their acid strength. In each case, explain why the previous compound should be a stronger acid than the one that follows it.

Predict which member of each pair is more soluble in water. Explain your prediction.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

Calculate the pH of the following solutions:

(a) 5.00 g of HBr in 100mL of aqueous solution

(b) 1.50 g of NaOH in 50mL of aqueous solution
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