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This tag should be applied to questions concerning acid and base reactions. An acid is capable of donating a hydron/ proton (Brønsted acid) or capable of forming a covalent bond with an electron pair (Lewis acid). A base on the other hand is a chemical species/ molecular entity having an available pair of electrons capable of forming a covalent bond with a hydron/ proton (Brønsted base) or with the vacant orbital of some other species (Lewis base).

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Why are tertiary amines less basic than secondary and primary amines in water than when vapo...

A possible answer from what I've searched on the internet so far.. The strength of basicity of amines depends on two factors: 1) the availability of the lone pair for donation to a proton, 2) the sta …
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Why are tertiary amines less basic than secondary and primary amines in water than when vapo...

In gaseous state: $$\ce{(CH3)3N} > \ce{(CH3)2NH} > \ce{CH3NH2} > \ce{NH3}$$ However, when dissolved in water: $$\ce{(CH3)2NH} > \ce{CH3NH2} > \ce{(CH3)3N} > \ce{NH3}$$ My notes mentioned the reaso …
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