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The lone pair of electron of nitrogen in ammonia is easily available for attack of an acid due to absence of 'd' orbital but in phosphorus vacant '3d' orbitals are available so electron pair of phosphorus may shift in '3d' orbitals and not easily available as pair for attack of an acid so phosphine is a weaker base.
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Why phosphine is a stronger reducing agent than ammonia?
phosphine ignites in air at 150 degree to form phosphoric acid
Which is a stronger base Ammonia or sodium hydroxide?
Sodium Hydroxide is a stronger base than Ammonia
Is ammonia a stronger base than water?
Yes. Ammonia has a pKb of 4.75. Water has a pKb of 13.995.
Is CH3CH2CH2NH2 a base or acid?
Saturated Hydrocarbons are neither acids nor bases
Why is the ph of ammonia higher than 7?
Because ammonia is a base in solution, albeit a weak base.
Why phosphine is a stronger reducing agent than ammonia?
phosphine ignites in air at 150 degree to form phosphoric acid
Which is a stronger base Ammonia or sodium hydroxide?
Sodium Hydroxide is a stronger base than Ammonia
Is ammonia a stronger base than water?
Yes. Ammonia has a pKb of 4.75. Water has a pKb of 13.995.
Is CH3CH2CH2NH2 a base or acid?
Saturated Hydrocarbons are neither acids nor bases
Why is the ph of ammonia higher than 7?
Because ammonia is a base in solution, albeit a weak base.
Why methyl amine is a stronger base than ammonia?
Because methyl is an electron pumping group and It pumps electrons to Amine group to make it basic, But Ammonia has no influence from any basic groups. Therefore compared to Methyl-Amine, Ammonia is less basic
Why is ethanoic acid a stronger acid in liquid ammonia than in aqueous solution?
Liquid ammonia is a more polar solvent than water
Why ammonia is stronger base than aniline?
The lone pair on the nitrogen of aniline is delocalised into the pi-system of the benzene ring and is therefore less available for attack on a proton.
Which is a stronger base Cl- or F-?
F is the stronger base because it is bigger than Cl
Why does ammonia dissolve more easily in water than in methanol?
Its otherway around actualy methanol dissove more than ammonia in water because of stronger H bond
Why is water (H2O) a liquid at room temperature, whereas ammonia (NH3) is a gas at room temperature?
Hydrogen bonding is stronger in water than in ammonia.
Why is water (H2O) a liquid at room temperature whereas ammonia (NH3) is a gas at room temperature?
Hydrogen bonding is stronger in water than in ammonia.
