Chapter 2 - Acids and Bases

Question 1

When ranking acids and bases based on charge, the most basic compound will have a ____ charge and the most acidic will have a _____ charge

Answer 1

basic = negative charge

acidic = positive charge

Question 2

When ranking acids by atom, what is the periodic trend for acidity?

Answer 2

acidity increases from left to right, and down a column

Question 3

If a compound is not capable of forming a resonance structure, it is not ____

Answer 3

stable

Question 4

Withdrawing groups will ____ acidity and donating groups will ____ acidity

What is the trend for basicity?

Answer 4

increase, decrease

opposite for basicity = EW will decrease basicity and donating will increase

Question 5

In regards to ranking compounds with dipole induction, what are the electron withdrawing groups?

What are the electron donors?

Answer 5

F, Cl, Br, I, N, O, double bonds, triple bonds

H, C, single bonds, presence of at least one lone pair

Question 6

In ranking with orbitals, the more ___ a compound has, the more electronegative it is

Answer 6

S orbitals