CH ≡ CH + 2AgNO3 → AgC ≡ CAg + 2HNO3 represents which property of acetylene.
A. Basic
B Acidic. √
answer is acidic, now i want to ask that how we can know that in this question , acidic is the property of acetylene? help? someonoe told me that more bonds = more acidic is it right or not so answer it , thanks
That is a really poor question. Acetylene is a weak acid, and this reaction in that Ag2C2 can be considered a salt of the weak acid acetylene.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_acetylide
@bobpursley, i know it sir but , someone told me that its hno3 in equation so its acidic whats that means?
The H atoms on HCtriplebondCH are acidic. That is true. It is true also that the H atoms on H2C=CH2 are acid but they are weaker than on acetylene so that part you heard is true also. If you go one step further and look at H3CCH3 those H bonds are not acid enough to even consider them acid. And any comparison to HNO3 is hogwash.
The salts of acetylene are not all that stable and have been known to explode. Salts such as Ag, Cu, Pb, etc with acetylene have explosive properties.
@DrBob222 , thanks for reply sir, then what is proper way to describie it
To determine the property of acetylene in the given chemical equation, we can analyze the reaction and the behavior of the reactants and products.
In the reaction CH ≡ CH + 2AgNO3 → AgC ≡ CAg + 2HNO3, acetylene (CH ≡ CH) is reacting with silver nitrate (AgNO3) to form silver acetylide (AgC ≡ CAg) and nitric acid (HNO3).
The key observation here is the presence of nitric acid (HNO3) in the product. Nitric acid is a strong acid, which implies that it is capable of donating protons (H+) to an aqueous solution.
Therefore, since the reaction between acetylene and silver nitrate generates nitric acid, it suggests that acetylene is acting as a weak acid in this reaction. Hence, the property of acetylene is acidic.
Regarding your statement "more bonds = more acidic," it does not hold true in general. Acidity is determined by the ability of a compound to donate protons (H+). Some compounds with double or triple bonds can be acidic, but the presence of multiple bonds alone does not determine acidity. It depends on the specific compound and its ability to donate protons.