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Sodium amide, , is dissolved in water. The strongest base actually present in the solution is

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Answer: D

is a much stronger base than (the pKa of is 38 and of water 15.7), so it takes a proton from water completely: . In water no base stronger than can exist (levelling effect).
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