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Acetic acid is a weak acid .Why?​

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Acetic acid, CH3COOH , is a weak acid, because it is present in solution primarily as whole CH3COOH molecules, and very little as H+ and CH3COO− ions. Which furthermore indicates that acetic acid is weak, because strong ions ionize almost completely.

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weak acid

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because it is present in solution primarily as whole CH3COOH molecules

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