Concept explainers
Rank the following ions in order of increasing basicity.
a.
b.
(a)
Interpretation: The order of increasing basicity for the given ions is to be ranked.
Concept introduction: A strong base possesses a weak conjugate acid and a strong acid has a weak conjugate base. In the periodic table, the basicity of ions decreases across a row as the electronegativity increases on moving from left to right and down a column as the size of atom increases on moving from top to bottom.
Answer to Problem 2.51P
The increasing order of basicity for the given ions is
Explanation of Solution
The given ions are
The increasing order of basicity for the given ions is
(b)
Interpretation: The order of increasing basicity for the given ions is to be ranked.
Concept introduction: A strong base possesses a weak conjugate acid and a strong acid has a weak conjugate base. In the periodic table, the basicity of ions decreases across a row as the electronegativity increases on moving from left to right and down a column as the size of atom increases on moving from top to bottom.
Answer to Problem 2.51P
The increasing order of basicity for the given ions is
Explanation of Solution
The given ions are
The increasing order of basicity for the given ions is
(c)
Interpretation: The order of increasing basicity for the given ions is to be ranked.
Concept introduction: A strong base possesses a weak conjugate acid and a strong acid has a weak conjugate base. In the periodic table, the basicity of ions decreases across a row as the electronegativity increases on moving from left to right and down a column as the size of atom increases on moving from top to bottom.
Answer to Problem 2.51P
The order of increasing basicity for the given ions is
Explanation of Solution
The given ions are
The conjugate acid of
The order of increasing basicity for the given ions is
(d)
Interpretation: The order of increasing basicity for the given ions is to be ranked.
Concept introduction: In hydrocarbons, alkanes, alkenes and alkynes, the order of basicity is predicted by their s-character. More is the s-character, less is the basicity or less is the s-character, more is the basicity.
Answer to Problem 2.51P
The order of increasing basicity for the given ions is shown in Figure 2.
Explanation of Solution
The given ions are,
Figure 1
More is the s-character of a compound, less is the basicity. Alkanes contain
Figure 2
The order of increasing basicity for the given ions is shown in Figure 2.
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