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What is the most important chemical property of amines?

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The most important chemical property of amines is that they are weak bases.

Step-by-step explanation:

The general form of amines is R-NH2. they have atoms of nitrogen bonded to atoms of carbon and two, one or none atoms of hydrogen.

The atom of nitrogen has a lone pair of electrons. The lone pair of electrons makes that the chemical behavior of amines is similar to ammonia (NH3) and explains their basic nature.


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