Draw all constitutional isomers with molecular formula c3h8o, and rank them in terms of increasing acidity:
1 answer:
There are only <em>three</em> constitutional isomers (see the image below).
Ethyl methyl ether is the least acidic because it has only C-H bonds. However, it should be more acidic than an alkane (pKₐ ≈ 50) because of the electron withdrawing effect of the O atom. I would expect it to have pKₐ ≈ 30.
The alcohols are <em>more acidic</em> because the O in the O- H bond is highly electron withdrawing. Alcohols typically have pKₐ ≈ 17.
Alkyl groups are electron-donating. This increases electron density in the OH bond and makes the acid weaker. Propan-2-ol has two methyl groups on the α-carbon, while propan-1-ol has one ethyl group. Thus propan-2-ol should be a <em>slightly weaker</em> acid than propan-1-ol.
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Answer:
The required volume is 1.6 x 10³mL.
Explanation:
When we want to prepare a dilute solution from a concentrated one, we can use the dilution rule to find out the required volume to dilute. This rule states:
C₁ . V₁ = C₂ . V₂
where,
C₁ and V₁ are the concentration and volume of the concentrated solution
C₂ and V₂ are the concentration and volume of the dilute solution
In this case, we want to find out V₁:
C₁ . V₁ = C₂ . V₂