Question

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Acids and Bases

Compound a	Compound b	Compound c

A" phenol= pka:9.89

B= pentane-2,4-dione= pka:9

C=dimethyl malonate pka=13

Which of the compounds above are strong enough acids to react almost completely with a hydroxide ion (pK_a of H₂O = 15.74) or with a bicarbonate ion (pK_a of H₂CO₃ = 6.37)?
Enter your answers as an alphabetized string, i.e. abc, not cba; enter none if none of the compounds are strong enough acids.

Hydroxide ion:
Bicarbonate ion:

Answer 1

Comparing the pka values,the answer should be as below

Hydroxide ion: c>a>b

Bicarbonate ion: b>a>c