Question: Classify the following solvents as being protic or aprotic: formic acid, HCO2H; acetone, CH3COCH3; acetonitrile, CH3CN; formamide, HCONH2; sulfur dioxide, SO2; ammonia, NH3; trimethylamine, N(CH3)3;

Classify the following solvents as being protic or aprotic: formic acid, HCO2H; acetone, CH3COCH3; acetonitrile, CH3C≡N; formamide, HCONH2; sulfur dioxide, SO2; ammonia, NH3; trimethylamine, N(CH3)3; ethylene glycol, HOCH2CH2OH.

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