Acetic acid is weak acid than sulphuric acid because:

it decomposes on increasing temperature

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it has less degree of ionisation

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it has - COOH group

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none of these

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Solution

The correct option is A it has less degree of ionisation
Acetic acid ionizes partially in aqueous solution to form ions. Higher concentration of H+ ions will be the reason for strong acidic nature of sulphuric acid

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