Does acetic acid dissociate or associate in water? Why?
yes, acids dissociate into a proton and their conjugate base. This is because water is a stronger base than the acid’s conjugate base; basically water has a higher affinity for hydrogen ions than the conjugate base, so hydrogen ions leave the acetate in this case and join with water to form a hydronium ion.
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