Chemistry-Basicity
NEET Chemistry Basicity MCQ Question
Type: MCQ-diagram based-Hard-Class 12
Consider a diagram depicting the protonation of ammonia and methylamine. If the stability of the resulting cations were compared, which factor would primarily account for any difference in basicity between ammonia and methylamine?
A
Inductive effect of the methyl group
B
Hydrogen bonding in ammonia
C
Steric hindrance in methylamine
D
Solvation effect of the cations
Correct Answer
Option A
Detailed Explanation
The basicity of amines is influenced by the inductive effect of alkyl groups, which increases electron density on nitrogen and stabilizes the cation formed upon protonation more effectively than ammonia.
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