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what is the basicity of acetic acid

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The basicity of an acid is determined by the number of ionisable hydrogen atoms in the acid molecule.
In acetic acid, CH₃COOH, there is only one ionisable hydrogen, which is attached to oxygen.
CH₃COOH $\leftrightarrow$ CH₃COO^-+ H+

Hence, basicity of acetic acid is one.

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