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![**Exercise: Ordering Acids by pKa Values**
**Instructions:**
Order the following acids from lowest to highest pKa value. Start with the lowest pKa as number 1.
**Acid Structures:**
1. **Ethanol (C₂H₅OH):**
- Structural formula:
\[
\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OH}
\]
2. **Acetic Acid (CH₃COOH):**
- Structural formula:
\[
\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}
\]
3. **Ethane (C₂H₆):**
- Structural formula:
\[
\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_3
\]
4. **Ethanamine (C₂H₅NH₂):**
- Structural formula:
\[
\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{NH}_2
\]
**Task:**
Arrange them according to their pKa values, with the lowest pKa value first.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F55be3c22-d0f3-40f6-933d-d5393ea51974%2F7ee3411a-74bf-472a-aeab-f9a6f1a06686%2Fpv9xyn2_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:**Exercise: Ordering Acids by pKa Values**
**Instructions:**
Order the following acids from lowest to highest pKa value. Start with the lowest pKa as number 1.
**Acid Structures:**
1. **Ethanol (C₂H₅OH):**
- Structural formula:
\[
\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{OH}
\]
2. **Acetic Acid (CH₃COOH):**
- Structural formula:
\[
\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}
\]
3. **Ethane (C₂H₆):**
- Structural formula:
\[
\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_3
\]
4. **Ethanamine (C₂H₅NH₂):**
- Structural formula:
\[
\text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{NH}_2
\]
**Task:**
Arrange them according to their pKa values, with the lowest pKa value first.
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