Question

Give reasons for the following:

1.acetic acid is a monobasic acid

2.Be and Al show similarity in their properties

Answer 1

Hi,

1. 
   

   Acetic acid is mono basic as it has only one ionisable -OH group which can donate hydrogen ion.CH₃COO-H

   
   


2. 
   

   Beryllium and aluminium shows similarity in property owing to the diagonal relationship. It arises because of both size and charge of atoms.