Answer:
<em>C. The electron-withdrawing fluorine atoms pull electron density from the oxygen in trifluoroacetate. The negative charge is more stabilized in trifluoroacetate by this effect.</em>
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Explanation:
<em>The structures of trifluoroacetate and acetic acid are both shown in the image attached.</em>
<em>The trifluoroacetate anion (CF3CO2-), just like the acetate anion has in the middle, two oxygen atoms.</em>
<em>However, in the trifluoroacetate anion, there are also three electronegative fluorine atoms attached to the nearby carbon atom attached to the carbonyl, and these pull some electron density through the sigma bonding network away from the oxygen atoms, thereby spreading out the negative charge further. This effect, called the "inductive effect" stabilizes the anion formed,the trifouoroacetate anion is thus more stabilized than the acetate anion.</em>
<em>Hence, trifluoroacetic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid, having a pKa of -0.18.</em>
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Answer:
B) -4.1 units
Explanation:
According to this question, a state property X has a value 89.6 units. It undergoes the certain changes as follows:
- first increase by 3.6 units
- then increase by another 18.7 units
- then decrease by 12.2 units
- and finally attains a value of 85.5 units
This can be mathematically represented by 89.6 - {3.6 + 18.7 - 12.2 - x) = 85.5
To get x, we say;
89.6 + 3.6 = 93.2
93.2 + 18.7 = 111.9
111.9 - 12.2 = 99.7
99.7 - 85.5 = 14.2units.
The changes that occured is represented as follows:
= (3.6 + 18.7) - (12.2 + 14.2)
= 22.3 - 26.4
= -4.1 units
To remove magnesium oxide layer from the ribbon which may prevent or slow down the burning of magnesium ribbon.
