[Review Topics] Answer questions a-c about the Bronsted acid-base reaction below using the identifying letters A-D below each structure. A table of pKa values for various organic and inorganic acids can be found in the references section. + CH3 A H-CN B acetone enolate hydrogen cyanide a) The weaker acid is :CN CH CH₂ D C acetone cyanide b) Its conjugate base is c) The species that predominate at equilibrium are (two letters, e.g. AC) Submit Answer Retry Entire Group 6 more group attempts remaining

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[References]
Answer questions a-c about the Bronsted acid-base reaction below using the identifying letters A-D below
each structure.
A table of pKa values for various organic and inorganic acids can be found in the references section.
CH3
CH2
+
A
H-CN
B
acetone enolate
hydrogen cyanide
acetone
a) The weaker acid is
:CN
CH
D
cyanide
b) Its conjugate base is
c) The species that predominate at equilibrium are (two letters, e.g. AC)
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Retry Entire Group
6 more group attempts remaining
Transcribed Image Text:[Review Topics] [References] Answer questions a-c about the Bronsted acid-base reaction below using the identifying letters A-D below each structure. A table of pKa values for various organic and inorganic acids can be found in the references section. CH3 CH2 + A H-CN B acetone enolate hydrogen cyanide acetone a) The weaker acid is :CN CH D cyanide b) Its conjugate base is c) The species that predominate at equilibrium are (two letters, e.g. AC) Submit Answer Retry Entire Group 6 more group attempts remaining
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