OChem Ch 1

How do you find formal charge?

group # of the atom - # of lone pairs on the atom - # of bonds that the atom has
what is bond order?

the number of chemical bonds between two chemical species.
weak acids have ____ pKa values

higher
strong acids have ____ pKa values

lower
in the reaction between acid and base, reaction favors the _____ acid and base

weaker
lewis bases are what?

lewis bases donate electrons to lewis acids. it is a nucleophile
lewis acids are what?

lewis acids accept protons from lewis bases. they are electrophiles.

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OChem Ch 1

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9/5/13 Introduction to OChem. Resonance, Acids and bases, bonding, electron orbitals, etc.

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2013-10-29T00:31:13Z