Sa ~ Diagram

Question 1

HSAB - Hard Soft Acid Base Theory

Answer 1

Hard acids prefer to bind to hard basesSoft acids prefer to bind with soft bases

Question 2

Factors that affect Hardness

Answer 2

Hard Acids - H+Small + High ChargeSoft Acids - Cu+Large + Small or neutral chargeHard Base - F- , OH-High ElectronegativitySoft Base - CN- ,I-Low electronegativity

Question 3

Soft - Soft

Hard - Hard

Answer 3

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