Question

A student prepares a aqueous solution of trimethylacetic acid . Calculate the fraction of trimethylacetic acid that is in the dissociated form in his solution. Express your answer as a percentage. You will probably find some useful data in the ALEKS Data resource. Round your answer to significant digits.

Answer 1

To calculate the fraction of trimethylacetic acid that is in the dissociated form in the solution, divide the number of moles of acetic acid by the total number of moles of substances in the sample.

Step-by-step explanation:

To calculate the fraction of trimethylacetic acid that is in the dissociated form in the solution, we need to know the number of moles of both the acid and water. The mole fraction of acetic acid can be determined by dividing the number of moles of acetic acid by the total number of moles of substances in the sample.