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Which of the two is more basic and why?

(methyl amine) is more basic than ammonia(NH3). Both the compounds have nitrogen which has a lone pair hat can be donated. But this nitrogen in methyl amine is attached to methyl (-CH3)group and 2 hydrogens while in ammonia nitrogen is attached to 3hydrogen only. Methyl group exhibits a greater +I effect the hydrogens. Hence methylamine is more basic then ammonia.


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