Textbook 6D.13
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Textbook 6D.13
How do we know CH3COOH is an acid, and C6H5NH2 is a base? Can someone please walk me through this?
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Re: Textbook 6D.13
Carboxylic acids are those that end with -COOH. We know this is an acid since it has a proton it donates, which is on the O.
C6H5NH2 can be identified as a base due to the Nitrogen. Since the nitrogen has a lone pair, it's able to gain a proton and is thus a base. Remember that ammonia, NH3 , is a weak base, and this compound is pretty much a carbon ring w an ammonia on it. Hope this helps
C6H5NH2 can be identified as a base due to the Nitrogen. Since the nitrogen has a lone pair, it's able to gain a proton and is thus a base. Remember that ammonia, NH3 , is a weak base, and this compound is pretty much a carbon ring w an ammonia on it. Hope this helps
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Re: Textbook 6D.13
Common to weak acids is the carboxyl group, COOH. So whenever you see a COOH, it is going to be a weak acid. C6H5NH2 is an amine which is a compound derived from ammonia by the replacement of one hydrogen atom in NH3. Amines are commonly weak bases. We also know it is a base because the N in NH2 has a lone pair, so it can act as a base and accept a proton.
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