revision of nitrogen Flashcards

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what sign is used in the equation for keq

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what is the equation for keq

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3
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at equilibrium what is generated

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4
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what pka does a strong acid have

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5
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what affects the steric hindrance of the lone pairs of nitrogen?

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6
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what affects the aqueous solubility of the compound containing nitrogen?

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7
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what reduces basicity of nitrogen containing compounds?

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8
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why is the nitrogen atom sp2 hybridised sometimes?

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9
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when can nitrogen act as an EDG

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10
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when can nitrogen act as an EWG

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11
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why is guanidine a strong base?

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12
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what does resonance do to stability?

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13
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do you know when tautomerism occurs?

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14
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why are free amine bases not water soluble?

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15
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why are salts water soluble?

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16
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what are common quaternary ammonium salts?

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hydrobromide
hydrochloride
carboxylates (succinates,tartarates and citrates)
methanesulphonates

17
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which functional group is responsible for biological activity? (loss of this group negates biological activity)

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18
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why cannot oxygen act basic?

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due to oxygen having a higher electronegativity than nitrogen which reduces the ability of lone pairs of oxygen to be protonated

19
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why is phenol a stronger acid than alcohols?

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20
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in which position of the aromatic rings do EWG stabilise the carboxylate anion?

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21
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what effect does EWG have on acidity?

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22
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what does EWG do to stability of carboxylate anions?

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23
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what does EDG do to stability of carboxylate anions?

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24
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what effect do EDG have on acidity?

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25
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why are carboxylic acids and phenols acidic?

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26
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explain how do EWG increase acidity of carboxylic acids?

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27
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explain how do EDG decrease acidity of carboxylic acids?

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the EDG donates electrons of oxygen of the carboxylate group which leaves no negative charged on oxygen further preventing delocalisation of negative charge on carboxylate anion/conjugate base (localises negative charge )hence destabilising the whole carboxylate compound

28
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why are sulphur containing compounds more acidic than oxygen containing compounds?

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29
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why do thiols (sulphur containing compounds) have a larger binding affinity for heavy metals?

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30
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how do thiols treat heavy metal poisoning?

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31
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how does oxygen differ from sulphur even though they are in the same group?

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32
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sometimes acids are soluble in water but what can make them even more soluble?

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33
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what can limit the solubility of salts?

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