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Choose the correct statement(s) about acidity and basicity.
- A. The order of acidic strength is -nitrophenol phenol -cresol.
- B. In aqueous solution, trimethylamine is a stronger base than methylamine.
- C. -Nitrobenzoic acid is a stronger acid than -nitrobenzoic acid, which in turn is stronger than benzoic acid.
- D. Chloroacetic acid is a stronger acid than fluoroacetic acid.
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Answer: A, C
(A) Correct. The -nitro group stabilises the phenoxide by and effects (), phenol has , and the electron-donating methyl group in -cresol (hyperconjugation, ) destabilises the anion (). (B) Incorrect. In water, the steric hindrance to solvation of the ammonium ion makes () weaker than (). (C) Correct. In the ortho isomer the nitro group exerts the strongest effect and the ortho effect, giving , versus about for the para isomer and for benzoic acid. (D) Incorrect. Fluorine is more electronegative and exerts a stronger effect than chlorine on the carboxylate, so () is stronger than ().
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