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pKa Values Acids - The smaller the value of the pKa the more acidic the acid (stronger acid) - The more Acidic an acid is the more stable its conjugate base. - The less Acidic an acid is the less stable its conjugate base. - A more stable base (a weaker base) has a more acidic conjugate acid relative to a less stable base. !
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n Name Formula 1 Methane CH4 2 Ethane CH3CH3 3 Propane CH3CH2CH3 4 Butane CH3CH2CH2CH3 5 Pentane CH3(CH2)3CH3 6 Hexane CH3(CH2)4CH3 7 Heptane CH3(CH2)5CH3 8 Octane CH3(CH2)6CH3 9 Nonane CH3(CH2)7CH3 10 Decane CH3(CH2)8CH3 11 Undecane CH3(CH2)9CH3 12 Dodecane CH3(CH2)10CH3 13 Tridecane CH3(CH2)11CH3 14 Tetradecane CH3(CH2)12CH3 15 Pentadecane CH3(CH2)13CH3 16 Hexadecane CH3(CH2)14CH3 17 Heptadecane CH3(CH2)15CH3 18 Octadecane CH3(CH2)16CH3 19 Nonadecane CH3(CH2)17CH3 20 Icosane CH3(CH2)18CH3
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