Wade 7th Ed. (2009)
CH 1: Introduction and Review

Solutions can be seen at mendelset.com/chapters/1019


  1. Problem # 286

    Draw the conjugate base forms of each acid listed below, then rank the acids in order or decreasing acidity (1 = most acidic).

    Explain your reasoning.

  2. Problem # 288

    Draw the conjugate base form of each acid listed below, then rank the acids in order or decreasing acidity (1 = most acidic).

    Explain your reasoning.

     

     

  3. Problem # 303

     Draw the conjugate base form of each acid listed below, then rank the acids in order or decreasing acidity (1 = most acidic).

    Explain your reasoning.

     

  4. Problem # 304

     Draw the conjugate base form of each acid listed below, then rank the acids in order or decreasing acidity (1 = most acidic).

    Explain your reasoning.

     

  5. Problem # 305

    Rank each group of acids in order of decreasing acidity. (1 = most acidic)

    Explain your reasoning. You will have to use more than one rule in your explanation (resonance, electronegativity, atomic radius, etc.). 

     

  6. Problem # 306

    Rank each group of acids in order of decreasing acidity. (1 = most acidic)

    Explain your reasoning. You will have to use more than one rule in your explanation (resonance, electronegativity, atomic radius, etc.). 

     

  7. Problem # 307

    Rank the group of molecules below in in order of decreasing basicity. (1 = most basic)

    Explain your reasoning.

  8. Problem # 308

     

    Rank the group of molecules below in in order of decreasing basicity. (1 = most basic)

    Explain your reasoning.

     

  9. Problem # 309

    Convert each formula to a carbon skeleton diagram, or vice-versa.

     

  10. Problem # 310

    For each molecule, determine the formal charge of the indicated atom.

     

  11. Problem # 311

    For each molecule below, draw in all implied lone pairs and/or protons (hydrogens) based on the formal charge shown.

     

  12. Problem # 312

    Draw all possible resonance forms for each structure below. Use curved arrows.

    Note that some structures only show charge, and not implied protons or lone pairs!

     

  13. Problem # 313

    Draw all possible resonance forms for each structure below. Use curved arrows.

    Note that some structures only show charge, and not implied protons or lone pairs!

     

     

  14. Problem # 314

    Draw all possible resonance forms for each structure below. Use curved arrows.

    Note that some structures only show charge, and not implied protons or lone pairs!

  15. Problem # 315

     

    Draw all possible resonance forms for each structure below. Use curved arrows.

    Note that some structures only show charge, and not implied protons or lone pairs!

     

  16. Problem # 535

    Rank the following anions in order of decreasing stability (1 = most stable)

  17. Problem # 540

     

    Rank the following anions in order of decreasing stability (1 = most stable)

  18. Problem # 569

    Draw all resonance forms for each species. 

    For the anion and cation species, used curved arrows. For the radical species, use hooks.

  19. Problem # 580

    Draw all resonance forms for each species.

    For the anion and cation species, used curved arrows. For the radical species, use hooks.

  20. Problem # 745

    The molecule below has five different types of hydrogens (A through E). Rank each in order of decreasing acidity.

    (1 = most acidic). Explain your reasoning.

  21. Problem # 755

    The nitrosyl cation is shown below. Also shown are several proposed resonance arrows, only one of which is correct.

    Draw the resonance forms that would follow from each set of arrows, and include formal charges. Which one is the correct resonance form? Explain your reasoning.