Answer questions a-c about the Bronsted acid-base reaction below using the identifying letters A-D below each structure. The pKa's for the acids of interest are: methanethiol (pK = 10.3), and benzoic acid (pK, = 4.2). CH3-S CH3-SH B benzoic acid methanethiolate benzoate methanethiol a) The stronger base is b) Its conjugate acid is c) The species that predominate at equilibrium are (two letters, e.g. ac)

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Answer questions a-c about the Bronsted acid-base reaction below using the identifying letters A-D below each structure. The pKa's for the acids of
interest are: methanethiol (pKa = 10.3), and benzoic acid (pK, = 4.2).
OH
CH3-S
CH3-SH
A
benzoic acid
methanethiolate
benzoate
methanethiol
a) The stronger base is
b) Its conjugate acid is
c) The species that predominate at equilibrium are (two letters, e.g. ac)
Transcribed Image Text:Answer questions a-c about the Bronsted acid-base reaction below using the identifying letters A-D below each structure. The pKa's for the acids of interest are: methanethiol (pKa = 10.3), and benzoic acid (pK, = 4.2). OH CH3-S CH3-SH A benzoic acid methanethiolate benzoate methanethiol a) The stronger base is b) Its conjugate acid is c) The species that predominate at equilibrium are (two letters, e.g. ac)
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