Destroyer #154

[happyana]

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Can someone explain why nitrogen is more reactive than clorine?

 

[sl2obel2ts]

are u talking about the acidity? oc154? i might have diff version, but it is NO2 because it is more deactivating

 

[Orgodox]

OC 154? It didnt ask for reactivity it asks for acidity. And NO2 makes things very acidic

 

[happyana]

Sorry guys, yeah it's the o chem section and double oops on the reactivity part. is nitrogen more electron-withdrawing since it can take in more electrons to fill the octet? is that why it makes the compound more acidic than Cl?

 

[jdent]

No. Nitrogen feeds electrons through the inductive effect making the molecule more stabil as an ion. So taking off the proton or H+ is easier because of more stabilization.