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Occurence of Sulphuric Acid

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can ethanoic acid conduct electricity and why?

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Ethanoic acid is a bad conductor of electricity as being a weak electrolyte. Its aqueous solution furnishes very less amount of CH₃COO^- and H⁺ ions. Due to very less amount of ions produced, it does not conduct electricity to much extent.

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