Question

Acetic acid is not a tetrabasic acid. Why

Answer 1

Answer:

Acetic acid only donates the hydrogen attached to the oxygen and so it contains only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule. Being a weak acid, does not completely dissociated in aqueous solution. Acetic acid is called monobasic because it contains only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule.

Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

Acetic acid only donates the hydrogen attached to the oxygen and so it contains only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule. Being a weak acid, does not completely dissociated in aqueous solution. Acetic acid is called monobasic because it contains only one replaceable hydrogen atom per molecule.