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Assignment takeCovalentActivity.do? locator: assignment-take&takeAssignmentSessionLocator;= assignment tak questions a-c about the Bronsted acid-base reaction below using the identifying letters A-D below each A table of pKa values for various organic and inorganic acids can be found in the references section. cyanide methanethiol hydrogen cyanide methanethiolate a) The weaker acid is b) Its conjugate base is c) The species that predominate at equilibrium are (two letters, e.g. AC 5 more group attempts remainingExplanation / Answer
a) CH3-SH is weaker acid than HCN because CH3-S- is srronger base than CN-. Stronger acid has a weak conjugate base.
b) CH3-S- is the conjugate base of CH3-SH
c) BC