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Carbonic acid Acetic acid Hydrogen chloride 2.19 Arrange the compounds in each set in order of increas- ing base strength. Consult Table 2.2 for $pK_a$ values of the con- jugate acid of each base. (Hint: The stronger the acid, the weaker is its conjugate base, and vice versa.) 38 (a) $NH_3$ $HOCO^-$ $CH_3CH_2O^-$ (b) $OH^-$ $HOCO^-$ $CH_3CO^-$ (c) $H_2O$ $NH_3$ $CH_3CO^-$ (d) $NH_2^-$ $CH_3CO^-$ $OH^-$

          Carbonic acid Acetic acid Hydrogen chloride
2.19 Arrange the compounds in each set in order of increas-
ing base strength. Consult Table 2.2 for $pK_a$ values of the con-
jugate acid of each base. (Hint: The stronger the acid, the
weaker is its conjugate base, and vice versa.)
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(a) $NH_3$ $HOCO^-$ $CH_3CH_2O^-$ 
(b) $OH^-$ $HOCO^-$ $CH_3CO^-$ 
(c) $H_2O$ $NH_3$ $CH_3CO^-$ 
(d) $NH_2^-$ $CH_3CO^-$ $OH^-$

Carbonic acid Acetic acid Hydrogen chloride
2.19 Arrange the compounds in each set in order of increas-
ing base strength. Consult Table 2.2 for pKa values of the con-
jugate acid of each base. (Hint: The stronger the acid, the
weaker is its conjugate base, and vice versa.)
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(a) NH3 HOCO^- CH3CH2O^-
(b) OH^- HOCO^- CH3CO^-
(c) H2O NH3 CH3CO^-
(d) NH2^- CH3CO^- OH^-

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Chemistry: Structure and Properties

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2. The pKa values for the conjugate acids are as follows: NH3: 9.25 HOCO: 3.75 CH3CH2OH: 15.9 CF3COOH: 0.23 OH: 15.7 HOCO: 3.75 CH3COOH: 4.76 H2O: 15.7 NH3: 9.25 CH3COOH: 4.76 NH2: 38 Show more…

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Texts: Carbonic acid Acetic acid Hydrogen chloride 2.19) Arrange the compounds in each set in order of increasing base strength. Consult Table 2.2 for pKa values of the conjugate acid of each base. (Hint: The stronger the acid, the weaker is its conjugate base, and vice versa.) (a) NH3, HOCO, CH3CH2OH, CF3COOH (b) OH, HOCO, CH3COOH (c) H2O, NH3, CH3COOH (d) NH2, CH3COOH [5]1 OH, Acet Amonin