Acids
Bases
Hybridization
100
True or False
An acid with a higher pka value is more acidic.
False
100
Is this image a base?
No, it is Boric Acid.
100
What is the percentage of s character in an sp^3 orbital?
25%
200
True or False
A more stable conjugate acid means the original acid was more reactive.
True
200
True or False
Atoms in the same column will stabilize negative charges equally.
False, larger atoms stabilize negative charges better.
200
Would a lone pair be more stable if it were in an sp^3 orbital or an sp orbital?
sp
300
Is a Lewis acid an electron pair donor?
No, it is an electron pair acceptor.
300
What charge would ammonia have if it reacted with an acid?
Positive
300
what is the hybridization and Formal charge of this carbon?
sp2
400
This is Chloroacetic acid. Would you expect it to be more or less acidic if the Chlorine was a fluorine atom?
More acidic.
400
Would an sp carbon or sp3 carbon be more basic?
sp3
400
Does sp4 exist?
No, only 3 p orbitals are available for hybridization.
500
Draw the electron pushing arrows for the following acid-base reactions and determine which side the equilibrium lies.
Draw on board
500
Which is a stronger base?
OH^-1 or SH^-1
OH^-1
500
draw what happens when you blend an s and p orbital.
draw on board