TOJC Chapter 3 problems

LeRoy Standifer (LStandifer@msn.com)
Mon, 3 Mar 97 01:27:11 UT

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Can anybody give me a hand with Problem 3.6 on page 99? I'm sure it's not
complicated, but I am drawing a blank.
Also, I'm confused about trends in acidity, pages 102-103. The text says
acidity increases from top to bottom of the periodic table, because the
strength of the bond to the proton is the dominating effect. Okay, so far, so
good. But the text goes on to say that going across the table from left to
right, atoms with greater electronegativity will hold onto the proton less
strongly, and the proton will separate more readily. Now I'm lost!
This seems contradictory to me, and I would appreciate any input on this.
C. Krancich
(aka Dazed and Confused)

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