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Acids and Bases
Question | Answer |
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Lewis acid | Accepts Electrons |
Lewis bases | Donate Electrons |
Nucleophile | "Loves Nuclei" = Lewis base |
Electrophile | "Loves Electrons" = Lewis acid |
Arrhenius Acid | Forms H3O+ |
Arrhenius Base | Forms OH- |
Acronym for Basicity/Acidity | Charge of Atom (+ = acidic, - = basic) Atom size/electronegativity (big + electronegative = acidic) Resonance (more resonant forms, more charge distribution = acidic) Inductive Effect (atoms shift over due to partial positives and negatives) O -S=acid |
C | Charge of Atom (+ = acidic, - = basic) |
A | Atom size/electronegativity (big + electronegative = acidic) |
R | Resonance (more resonant forms, more charge distribution = acidic) |
I | Inductive Effect (atoms shift over due to partial positives and negatives); more electronegative atom closer to H, more acidic and attractive (draw) |
O | Orbital/hybridization = more s character = more acidic (eg sp>sp3) |