- Aice floats in water
- Bhigher Lewis basicity of primary amines than tertiary amines in aqueous solutions
- Cformic acid is more acidic than acetic acid
- Ddimerisation of acetic acid in benzene
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Correct answer: A, B, C, D
- Identify where hydrogen bonding is important
Hydrogen bonding can affect:
- intermolecular association,
- solvation in water,
- structural arrangement of molecules,
- stability of conjugate bases or molecular aggregates.
We evaluate each option independently.
- Option A: ice floats in water
In ice, water molecules form an open three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network. This makes ice less dense than liquid water.
Since density of ice is lower than density of water, ice floats.
So, A is correct.
- Option B: higher Lewis basicity of primary amines than tertiary amines in aqueous solutions
In aqueous solution, basicity is not decided only by the effect of alkyl groups; it also depends strongly on solvation of the protonated amine by water.
Primary amines form conjugate acids such as , which are better solvated through hydrogen bonding with water than tertiary ammonium ions such as .
Tertiary amines suffer from steric hindrance, so hydrogen bonding/solvation by water is less effective. Hence, in aqueous solution, primary amines can be more basic than tertiary amines.
Therefore, hydrogen bonding plays a central role here.
So, B is correct.
- Option C: formic acid is more acidic than acetic acid
We compare:
- formic acid:
- acetic acid:
The methyl group in acetic acid shows a effect, which destabilizes the acetate ion relative to formate ion, making acetic acid weaker than formic acid.
Also, in aqueous medium, the conjugate base is better hydrated via hydrogen bonding than because the methyl group reduces effective hydration somewhat.
Thus hydrogen bonding/solvation contributes to the greater acidity of formic acid.
So, C is correct.
- Option D: dimerisation of acetic acid in benzene
In nonpolar solvents such as benzene, acetic acid molecules associate to form cyclic dimers through intermolecular hydrogen bonding:
This dimerisation is a classic consequence of hydrogen bonding.
So, D is correct.
- Final selection
All four phenomena involve hydrogen bonding significantly.
Hence the correct options are:
- Comparison with stored correct answer
Stored correct answer:
My derived answer matches the stored correct answer.
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