Acetic acid is highly soluble in water but is still a weak acid why?
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Although acetic acid is highly soluble in water it is still a weak acid because it has less number of hydrogen ions H+. so acetic acid is weak acid.
It is Ph i.e. Positive exponent of hydrogen ion concentration, is such that it determines the strength of an acid. Ph is low for acetic acid.
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The strength of an acid is not related to its solubility in water. It depends upon the extent of its dissociation that is upon the value of alpha. For acetic acid, Alpha is quite small. This means that it is weekly dissociated in water and is a weak acid.
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