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Methanesulfonic Acid, CH3SO3H, Has a PKa of -7 While Ethanol

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Methanesulfonic acid, CH3SO3H, has a pKa of -7 while ethanol, CH3CH2OH, has a pKa of 15.9. Which is the stronger acid and what accounts for this large difference in relative acidity?


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