Acids/Bases + pKa's Flashcards
1
Q
Bronsted Acids
A
Donates a proton
2
Q
Bronsted Bases
A
Accepts a proton
3
Q
Strong Acids
A
Weak Conjugate Base = More Stable
4
Q
Rank + Rationalize Acidity (CARDIO!!!!)
A
C - Charge (EN)
A - Atom size (Larger down = increased acidity)
R - Resonance
D- dipole I - induction
O - orbital hybridization
5
Q
Lewis Acid
A
Electron pair acceptor (electrophile)
6
Q
Lewis Base
A
Electron pair donor (nucleophile)
7
Q
CH3CH2-S-H
A
pKA 11
8
Q
Alkyne
A
pKA 26
9
Q
H3O+
A
pKA -2
10
Q
H-Cl
A
pKA -7
11
Q
CH3CH2-OH
A
pKA 17
12
Q
H2O
A
pKA 16
13
Q
Alkene
A
44
14
Q
Alkane
A
60
15
Q
NH3
A
36
