The inductive effect is likely the most tricky when it comes to ranking acids and bases in organic chemistry. In this video I show you how to view atoms as ‘cheerleaders'. This will help you get a better understanding of the concept and help you rank acids and bases.
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Thanks, Leah! You’re a star!
thank you!
Why is the Br group a weaker and the Cl group a stronger? I thought that you said that f they are in the same group on the periodic table, you rank based upon size…this one is confusing me!
This is very helpful for acidity but you didn’t cover basicity
very nice though
Basicity is the opposite of acidity. So just flip the rules.
You are absolutely amazing and truly a God sent blessing! Thank you for these amazing videos!
Thank you Whitney