Brown 6th Ed. (2011)
CH 4: Acids and Bases

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  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 # 535

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

  10. Problem # 540

     

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

  11. 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.