Consider the Following Molecule with Protons Labeled, I-III

question 30

Multiple Choice

Consider the following molecule with protons labeled, I-III. Rank these protons in order of decreasing acidity, putting the most acidic first.

• A) I > II > III
• B) I > III > II
• C) III > II > I
• D) III > I > II

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Definitions:

Tautology

A statement that is true by necessity or by virtue of its logical form, independent of the content of the proposition.

Negation

The operation that takes a proposition to its opposite in truth value, often denoted by "not."

Biconditional

A logical statement in which both parts imply each other; it is true when both parts have the same truth value.

Tautologies

Statements that are true in every possible interpretation because they affirm by their structure, such as "either it will rain today or it won't."