Question

explain why formic acid is stronger than acetic acid

Answer 1

I am told that because the methyl group is electron donating in the conjugate base of acetic acid, this destabilizes the conjugate base by exacerbating the existing negative formal charge on the deprotonated oxygen, while in formic acid the electron donating methyl is absent in lieu of a hydrogen, which is neither ...


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Answer 2

ι αм тσℓ∂ тнαт вεcαυsε тнε мεтнүℓ gяσυρ ιs εℓεcтяση ∂σηαтιηg ιη тнε cσηנυgαтε вαsε σғ αcεтιc αcι∂, тнιs ∂εsтαвιℓιzεs тнε cσηנυgαтε вαsε вү εxαcεявαтιηg тнε εxιsтιηg ηεgαтιvε ғσямαℓ cнαяgε ση тнε ∂ερяσтσηαтε∂ σxүgεη, ωнιℓε ιη ғσямιc αcι∂ тнε εℓεcтяση ∂σηαтιηg мεтнүℓ ιs αвsεηт ιη ℓιευ σғ α нү∂яσgεη, ωнιcн ιs ηειтнεя ...