Acidity and Basicity: Electronic Effects and Conjugate-Base Stability

Why is chloroacetic acid stronger than acetic acid, and why can't you rank amines in water just by counting alkyl groups? Compare conjugate bases and lone-pair availability, and always state the medium. You will learn: how to compare acids through the stability of their conjugate bases why an electron-withdrawing group nearby strengthens an acid what makes an amine's nitrogen lone pair available (or not) for a proton why gas-phase and water orders for amines can differ (solvation and steric effects) Includes a worked question (acetic vs chloroacetic acid) and a pause-and-decide practice question on methylamines in water. Chapters 0:00 Acidity and conjugate bases 0:39 Amine basicity 1:17 Gas phase or water 1:55 Worked question 2:35 Pause and decide Mentivora — Learn visually. Understand deeply. #OrganicChemistry #AcidityAndBasicity #ElectronicEffects