Question

give reason: acetic acid is soluble in water​

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REASON;

Acetic acid falls in the category of weak acids and has chemical formula-CH3COOH. It has methyl group( having one carbon atom) attached to the –COOH (carboxyl) group.

Hence due to presence of only single carbon atom, the steric hindrance is substantially low. This steric hindrance represents the hindrance during a chemical reaction and might be due to certain chemical structure.

⭐ Greater the number of carbon atoms, greater the steric hindrance. Since acetic acid has only one carbon atom, it has lower steric hindrance hence greater solubility in water.

Acetic Acid (CH3COOH), has only one carbon atom (Other than the carbonyl carbon), so steric hindrance provided by the methyl group is substantially low. This allows water molecule to easily form bonds with the acetic acid molecules (Hydrogen Bonds).

⭐ As we keep increasing the number of carbon atoms in the molecule, the solubility of the compound in water decreases (due to steric hindrance).