Amines - Result Question 24
####26. Mark the correct statement
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(a) Methylamine is slightly acidic
(b) Methylamine is less basic than ammonia
(c) Methylamine is a stronger base than ammonia
(d) Methylamine forms salts with alkalies.
Topic 2: Amides, Cyanides and Isocyanides
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Solution:
- (c) Methyl amine is a stronger base than ammonia due to $+I$ effect. The alkyl groups which are electron releasing groups increase the electron density around the nitrogen thereby increasing the availability of the lone pair of electrons to proton or lewis acid and making the amine more basic
