How is the strength of an acid in water assessed?
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We must specify a WATER solvent...............
Explanation:
And thus we address the extent of the following equilibrium.......
For the typical mineral acids,
For carboxylic acids, the given equilibrium lies to the left, and significant quantities of the acid would remain at equilibrium:
For
Ordinary phenol does act as a weak acid.........
Nitro substitution on the phenol ring, greatly enhances the acidity (this is arguably an entropy effect). Picric acid,
On the other hand, water is a fairly weak acid. And alcohols are unknown to exhibit acidic behaviour in water.
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