Conjugate acid of a weak base isalways stronger. What will be the decreasing order of basic strength of the following conjugate bases ? OH^(_), RO^(-), CH_(3)CO O^(-), Cl^(-)

Conjugate acid of a weak base isalways stronger. What will be the decr

1.	Conjugate acid of a weak base isalways stronger. What will be the decreasing order of basic strength of the following conjugate bases ? OH^(_), RO^(-), CH_(3)CO O^(-), Cl^(-)
Answer» SOLUTION :Conjugate acids of given bases are : `H_(2)O, ROH, CH_(3)CO OH, HCl`. Their acidic strength is in the order `HCl GT CH_(3)CO OH gt H_(2)O gt ROH`. HENCE, their conjugate bases have strength in the order : `CL^(-) lt CH_(3)CO O^(-) lt OH^(-) lt RO^(-)` or `RO^(-) gt OH^(-) gt CH_(3)CO O^(-) Cl^(-)`.