Question 1 Which is the strongest acid? Draw resonance structures to explain your answer. HO но. CN or CN Answer 1 The one on the right is the stronger acid because you can make it neutral in the final resonance structure. NH CN H20 H2O Question 2 For the following structure, label the stereocenters as R or S. Draw the structure in wedge-dash and Newm projection. CH3 H F H2N- Br CH.

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**Question 1**
Which is the strongest acid? Draw resonance structures to explain your answer.

[Image: Structures of two acids: on the left, a benzene ring with -OH and -CN groups; on the right, a benzene ring with =O and -CN groups]

**Answer 1**
The one on the right is the stronger acid because you can make it neutral in the final resonance structure.

[Diagram: Three resonance structures showing the transformation from a cation (H₂O+ bonded to the benzene ring with a -CN group) to a neutral compound (H₂O bonded to the benzene ring and cyanide moved through resonance positions)]

**Question 2**
For the following structure, label the stereocenters as R or S. Draw the structure in wedge-dash and Newman projection.

[Image: Chemical structure with the following groups: CH₃, H, F, Br on a chiral carbon atom]

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Transcribed Image Text:--- **Question 1** Which is the strongest acid? Draw resonance structures to explain your answer. [Image: Structures of two acids: on the left, a benzene ring with -OH and -CN groups; on the right, a benzene ring with =O and -CN groups] **Answer 1** The one on the right is the stronger acid because you can make it neutral in the final resonance structure. [Diagram: Three resonance structures showing the transformation from a cation (H₂O+ bonded to the benzene ring with a -CN group) to a neutral compound (H₂O bonded to the benzene ring and cyanide moved through resonance positions)] **Question 2** For the following structure, label the stereocenters as R or S. Draw the structure in wedge-dash and Newman projection. [Image: Chemical structure with the following groups: CH₃, H, F, Br on a chiral carbon atom] ---
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