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Offline Ligte

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Acid Strength
« on: November 20, 2011, 01:54:50 AM »
A simple question, if you have sulfuric acid is it a stronger acid in water, methanol or acetonitrile and why?

Let me ask it diff. I know that the more stable the conjugate base the stronger the acid, so in which solvent would it be
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Re: Acid Strength
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2011, 02:42:21 AM »
The stability of the conjugate base depends on the amount/extent of solvation that happens. Like dissolves like. Water being a more polar solvent, it should be able to stabilize the conjugate base by solvation in a much better way as compared to the other two.
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Re: Acid Strength
« Reply #2 on: November 20, 2011, 03:08:41 AM »
Thanks thats what i thought
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