Self-Assessment Exercises SAE 16.22 Which of the following molecules will act as a weak base? H C-N "ལེགས་”ཡི་ ད་རི་ཨིན་ཡ O-H H H H N H H H H (i) C3N2H4 (ii) CH3CH2COOH a. only i HHHH H-C-C-C-C-O-H HHHH (iii) CH3CH2CH2CH₂OH b. only ii c. only iii d. i and iii e. all three molecules
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My book says, "Weak bases fall into two general categories. The first category is neutral substances that have an atom with a nonbonding pair of electrons that can accept a proton."
Then at the end of the chapter, it asks "Which of the following molecules will act as a weak base?"
Among the options on the list that are not weak bases is CH3CH2CH2CH2OH, with an O atom singly bonded to a C and an H (see picture).
So it should have 2 nonbonding electron pairs, right? So why doesn't the O on this molecule act as a base by letting an H+ ion share its non-bonded electron?


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