2007-04-26 03:59:50 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Acetic acid, CH3COOH only has one H+ to release. The other H's are connected to the methane group CH3. COOH is the organic acid group, and the H+ comes off that as shown in the way you have the formula written.
2007-04-26 04:04:56 · answer #1 · answered by science teacher 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the three hydrogens bonded to the carbon atom in the methyl group are covalently bonded, not ionically bonded, and therefore they will not dissociate in water.
The lone hydrogen on the carboxyl group, however, is more polar, and thus is easily dissociated in aqueous solution.
2007-04-26 11:04:23 · answer #2 · answered by Dave_Stark 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
polyprotic acid is the one that has the ability to give away more than one H+ ions
however the structure of the mentioned acid is somewhat this
***H************
*** |*************
H-C-O-O-H
*** |*************
***H************
only the hydrogen attached to the oxygen is reactive and will be given out in a reaction, so its a mono protic acid.
2007-04-26 11:05:01 · answer #3 · answered by SuNiL 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only one ionizable hydrogen
H+ CH3COO-
2007-04-26 11:05:51 · answer #4 · answered by zanekevin13 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋