Chapter 6, Problem 6C.17E

Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The strong base among the given bases hypobromite ion and morphine has to be identified.

Concept Introduction:

The strength of proton accepting of an base is called basicity constant and also the basicity constant is said to be as their negative logarithms and which can be represented as follows,

    ${\text{pK}}_{\text{b}}\text{=}{\text{-logK}}_{\text{b}}$

When looking for the strength of bases the following points should be noted,

• Weak base always have the smaller value of ${\text{K}}_{\text{b}}$ and has greater value of ${\text{pK}}_{\text{b}}\text{.}$
• Weaker the base, stronger its conjugate acid.
• Stronger the base, weaker its conjugate acid.