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Write the products of the following acid-base reactions,
Chapter 2, Problem 55P(choose chapter or problem)
Give the products of the following acid–base reactions, and indicate whether reactants or products are favored at equilibrium (use the \(p K_{a}\) values that are given in Section \(2.3\) ):
Equation Transcription:
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pK_a
2.3
Questions & Answers
QUESTION:
Give the products of the following acid–base reactions, and indicate whether reactants or products are favored at equilibrium (use the \(p K_{a}\) values that are given in Section \(2.3\) ):
Equation Transcription:
Text Transcription:
pK_a
2.3
ANSWER:Solution:
Here we have to complete the given chemical reaction and have to explain about the equilibrium of the reaction is shifted towards reactant or product.
Solution:
Step 1
Acetic acid on reaction with methoxide ion forms acetate ion and methanol as the product. Here the reactant (acetic acid) has the pKa value 4.8 and the product methanol has the pKa value 15.5.
pKa value of product is higher than that of the reactant thus the equilibrium will be shifted towards the product.
pKa = 4.8 pKa = 15.5