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which is more acidic water or methanol?

which is more acidic water or methanol?

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Yugabrat Gogoi
47 Points
9 years ago
Water is more acidic than methanol because methanol is a basic and water can be considered as neutral. So, in the ph scale water is more reactive than methanol.
methanol is the simplest form of alcohol and alcohol is base. But methanol is too toxic and poisonous and can cause blindness, coma as well as death to humans. but it can be taken at a vey very very very very small amount.
MANU MITRAAN
22 Points
9 years ago
Methanol is more acidic than water
pKa of methanol = 15.54 
pKa of water = 15.74
you know lesser pKa means more acidic ,
methanol is more acidic than water ;
ankit goyal
73 Points
9 years ago
water is more acidic because in water molecule there is no alkyl group . alkyl group is electron donating group which decreases the acidity of methanol
Saurabh Bodke
15 Points
8 years ago
no...
methanol is more acidic than water !!! 
(it is the only exception of alcohol being more acidic than water....generally water is more acidic than alcohols )

 
Gman Namg
415 Points
8 years ago
Ethoxide ion is a stronger base than hydroxide ion. Thus ethanol is a weaker acid than water. It is true for all alcohols except methanol, which is slightly more acidic than water. Comparing methoxide and hydroxide ions, O is attached to a CH3 group in one and H in the other.
 
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grenade
2061 Points
8 years ago
i think methanol

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