Answer to Question #300053 in Organic Chemistry for claire yeboah

Question #300053

Butanoic acid (C3H7COOH) is described as a weak acid. Define the term weak acid.




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2022-02-20T08:40:54-0500

A weak acid is one that does not dissociate completely in solution; this means that a weak acid does not donate all of its hydrogen ions (H+) in a solution. ... The majority of acids are weak. On average, only about 1 percent of a weak acid solution dissociates in water in a 0.1 mol/L solution..


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