basicity
Noun
Meaning
The quality or state of being a base.
The power of an acid to unite with one or more atoms or equivalents of a base, as indicated by the number of replaceable hydrogen atoms contained in the acid.
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Conversely, using a solvent system definition of acidity and basicity, water added to liquid ammonia functions as an acid, because it increases the concentration of the cation ammonium.
The high basicity is attributed to the relief of strain upon protonation and strong internal hydrogen bonding.
However, there is no strict trend in this regard, as basicity is also governed by other factors mentioned above.
Relative stabilization of methylammonium ions thus decreases with the number of methyl groups explaining the order of water basicity of methylamines.
Substituents on the aromatic ring, and their positions relative to the amine group may also considerably alter basicity as seen above.
These effects also decrease the basicity.