Rank the following compounds from least acidic(rank 1) to most. A. AcetaldehydeB. Methyl acetate. C. N, N-dimethylacetamide1. least acidic2. most acid

N,N-dimethylacetamide < Methyl acetate < Acetaldehyde

Acetaldehyde - least acidic

Methyl acetate -  acidic

N,N-dimethylacetamide - most acidic

Explanation:

The order of acidity of the organic compound under study is primarily influenced by their resonance effect. The resonance effect explains how polar a particular molecule is from the interaction between pi -bonds or a lone electron pair and a pi-bond in a molecule.

In acetaldehyde popularly known as ethanal, the CH₃CHO functional group -CHO is attached to an adjacent end of the compound, which has a lesser resonance effect than methyl acetate.

Methyl acetate, also known as methyl ethanoate, is an ester family with the formula CH₃COOCH₃ is also lesser in its acidity compared to N,N-dimethylacetamide.

Therefore, the order of acidity from the least acidic to the most is:

N,N-dimethylacetamide < Methyl acetate < Acetaldehyde

Acetaldehyde - least acidic

Methyl acetate - acidic

N,N-dimethylacetamide - most acidic

answer : one can design an experiment using a liquid and an additive that can be added to the liquid and observe the chemical changes in the reaction species.

one would need a beaker which is filled with a known amount of the liquid in which thermometer is placed to measure the temperature changes; after addition of the additive to the liquid solution one can note down the temperature change and find whether the reaction is endothermic or exothermic in nature. by subtracting the initial temperature value with the final temperature one can find the temperature changes.

various combinations of liquid and additive can be used. liquid in this case can be a known quantity of water and additives can be epsom salt or without epsom salt the experiment can be conducted to notice the changes. water and ice, hydrogen peroxide and dry yeast, vinegar and baking soda,etc.