Why does adding glacial CH3COOH and water produce a stronger electrolyte than glacial CH3COOH itself?

Question

And adding more water makes it even stronger

Answer 1

Adding water will allow some of the glacial acetic acid to ionize. The ions formed will allow more electricity to be conducted.

Answer 2

Despite being a liquid, glacial acetic acid is a covalent compound in pure form; it can't ionize and become an electrolyte until it is mixed with water.

Table salt is not an electrolyte until it is in solution, either.

Answer 3

Wow, you need to ask a chemist.

Acetic acid is a weak acid. In other words, it does not ionize well. It requires a large amount of water to convert it into hydrogen cations and acetate anions.

Glacial Acetic acid has only a small amount of water. Dilute acetic acid has a surplus. Hence, dilute acetic acid is more ionized. More ions... the stronger the electrolyte.

Answer 4

Glacial acetic acid does not style many ions in its organic style (no water to protonate). As you upload water the most concentration of acetate CH3COO- and H+ (or H3O+) begins to strengthen. The more suitable ions in answer the better the conductivity. Ions are what enable a solvent like water to be a conductor.

Answer 5

Glacial acetic acid is neutral in neat form being protonated as you have drawn the structure. When you mix water the acidity of the acid protonates the more basic water and deprotonates the acid creating H3O+ and CH3COO- species in the solution which is capable of carrying charge more efficiently.

Answer 6

Once it is mixed in water, it is considered an electrolyte. All acid solutions are conductors of electricity (electrolytes). Note: This is the only way that a covalent compound can be an electrolyte.

Answer 7

pure acetic acid doesn't ionize at all, so the electricity has no way to flow. adding water ionizes the acid giving the electricty a path through the solution. adding more water creates more ions, so it flows even better.