Interpretation:
The p Ka values of acidic hydrogen of the given species are to be determined using table 3.1.
Concept introduction:
The strength of an acid is generally described in terms of acidity constant
A large value of
The value of pKa of a reagent can be mathematical defined as
The higher is the dissolution constant, that is, the reagent can produce more ions when dissolved in water, the stronger is the acid. Thus, by the above relation, strong acids have low pKa.
The stronger the acid, the weaker is its conjugate base.
Larger the value of pKa of the conjugate base, the stronger is the acid.
The
Alcohol is too weak an acid to ionize in the presence of strong sulfuric acid.
The ester is nonelectrolyte and will not ionize in water.
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