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Acetic acid (CH3COOH) is a weak acid because:


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it is formed by reaction between a weak oxide and water.

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it gets partially ionised in water.

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it is produced slowly from vinegar.

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it contains only four hydrogen atoms.
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Solution

The correct option is B

it gets partially ionised in water.


Acetic acid (CH3COOH) ionises partially in water, hence, it is a weak acid. In other words, molecules of a weak acid ionises partially into corresponding ions, and the rest remain as simple acid molecules in water. The dissociation occurs as follows:

CH3COOH(aq)CH3COO(aq)+H+(aq)


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