Question

Which are the limitations from this following reaction ? CH3COOH + NaOH -------> CH3COONa​

Answer 1

Answer :-

Limitations :-

CH3COOH + NaOH -------> CH3COONa

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The basic substances which do not contain hydroxide ion could not be explained by the theory. Many organic substance and NH3 which do not have OH– ions at all are actually known to shows basic character. It cannot explained the acidic character of certain salts such as ALCL3 in aqueous solutions.

Answer 2

Explanation:

Solutions of sodium hydroxide and acetic acid are mixed by the reaction: 

NaOH+CH3COOH⟶CH3COONa+H2O 

Acetic acid is a weak acid. If equal volumes of equal molar solutions are mixed, the pH of the solution will be more than 7

Sodium acetate which is formed in the reaction is basic in nature so the pH of this salt is greater than 7 and it is formed by the reaction of strong base NaOH with a weak acid like acetic acid. The sodium salt of the ester obtained is alkaline in nature.