Organic Chemistry
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Author: William H. Brown, Brent L. Iverson, Eric Anslyn, Christopher S. Foote
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.45AP
Offer an explanation for the following observations.
- (a) H3O+ is a stronger acid than NH4+.
- (b) Nitric acid, HNO3, is a stronger acid than nitrous acid, HNO2.
- (c) Ethanol and water have approximately the same acidity.
- (d) Trifluoroacetic acid, CF3COOH, is a stronger acid than trichloroacetic acid, CCl3COOH.
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