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Title: Which of the following statements about amines is true?
Post by: UOIT on October 22, 2007, 01:08:30 PM

Which of the following statements about amines is true?

 a. They are hydrogen bond acceptors.

 b. They are Lewis bases.

 c. They are Bronsted bases.

 d. All of the above.

 e. A and C.

I said E...am I correct?

Title: Re: Which of the following statements about amines is true?
Post by: AWK on October 22, 2007, 01:34:41 PM

In specific conditions pure amines may be also a Bronsted acids.

Definition of a Lewis base is....

Title: Re: Which of the following statements about amines is true?
Post by: UOIT on October 22, 2007, 02:44:44 PM

So what are you implying?

Is my answer correct?

Title: Re: Which of the following statements about amines is true?
Post by: agrobert on October 22, 2007, 08:52:32 PM

Draw the Lewis structure of a free amine

Title: Re: Which of the following statements about amines is true?
Post by: UOIT on October 22, 2007, 10:27:55 PM

Ok so I think its D  ;D

Title: Re: Which of the following statements about amines is true?
Post by: agrobert on October 22, 2007, 10:34:36 PM

 ;)

Title: Re: Which of the following statements about amines is true?
Post by: AWK on October 23, 2007, 01:05:41 AM

For college chemistry students it is correct, but for graduate students it may be in question.

Title: Re: Which of the following statements about amines is true?
Post by: ultrashogun on October 23, 2007, 02:23:50 AM

Quote from: AWK on October 23, 2007, 01:05:41 AM

For college chemistry students it is correct, but for graduate students it may be in question.

Please explain.

Title: Re: Which of the following statements about amines is true?
Post by: AWK on October 23, 2007, 03:49:15 AM

In college you use only selected topics