Chemistry, asked by Amansingh3493, 1 year ago

When acetic acid treated with concern sulphuric acid?

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Answered by Anuku04468
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not sure about answer but I think CH3COOH + H2SO4 = CH3COOHSO4 + H2

Answered by SouvikBaidya
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Concentrated H2SO4 can transfer one of its H+ to H3C-COOH, yielding protonated acetic acid:

H2SO4 + H3C-COOH → HSO4- + H3C-C(OH)OH+

This is the primary acid-base reaction that does occur, the H2SO4 acting as a Bronsted-Lowry acid and H3CCOOH acting as a base.

In principle you won’t get any water formed, because there is no hydroxide (MOH, M = metal) acting as a base.

PD: Water can be only formed if dehydration occurs. Dehydration is thus promoted by the H2SO4:

H3C-COOH + H3C-C(OH)OH+ → H3C-CO(O)CO-CH3 + H2O + H+

But strictly, water is not a product of the acid-base reaction between H2SO4 and acetic acid.

hope this will help you my friend.

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