Chapter 2: Q5TP (page 82)
Which is the stronger acid?
a. CH3OH or CH3CH3
b. CH3OH or HF
c. CH3NH2 or HF
d. CH3NH2 or CH3OH
Short Answer
a. CH3OH
b. HF
c. HF
d. CH3OH
Chapter 2: Q5TP (page 82)
Which is the stronger acid?
a. CH3OH or CH3CH3
b. CH3OH or HF
c. CH3NH2 or HF
d. CH3NH2 or CH3OH
a. CH3OH
b. HF
c. HF
d. CH3OH
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Get started for freeCitrus fruits are rich in citric acid, a compound with three COOH groups. Explain the following:
a. The first pKa (for the COOH group in the center of the molecule) is lower than the pKa of acetic acid.
b. The third pKa is greater than the pKa of acetic acid.
Which is the stronger acid?
(Hint: You can use the periodic table at the back ofthis book.)
a. HCl or HBr
b. CH3OH or CH3SH
c. HF or HCl
d. H2S or H2O
Estimate the pKa values of the following compounds.
(a)CH3CH2CH2NH2
(b)CH3CH2CH2OH
(c)CH3CH2COOH
(d)CH3CH2CH2NH3+
An atom with a formal charge does not necessarily have more or less electron density than the atoms in the molecule without formal charges. We can see this by examining the potential maps for and .
Which atom bears the formal negative charge in the hydroxide ion?
Which atom has greater electron density in the hydroxide ion?
Which atom bears the formal positive charge in the hydronium ion?
Which atom has the least electron density in the hydronium ion?
Which is a stronger acid?
CH3OH+CH3 or
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