3. Acids and Bases
Ranking Acidity
3. Acids and Bases Ranking Acidity
99PRACTICE PROBLEM
The structure shown below has four possible acidic groups. (Note that phosphorus is a period 3 element, hence it can expand its octet and have more than four bonds.)
(i) Which group is the strongest acid? Justify your answer.
(ii) Which group is the weakest acid?
The structure shown below has four possible acidic groups. (Note that phosphorus is a period 3 element, hence it can expand its octet and have more than four bonds.)
(i) Which group is the strongest acid? Justify your answer.
(ii) Which group is the weakest acid?