why acetic acid is weaker than formic acid?
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An acid is considered stronger if it can lose a hydrogen easily to a base. Out of acetic acid and formic acid, formic acid is considered stronger because the CH3 in acetic acid is electron donating.
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An acid is considered stronger if it can lose a hydrogen easily to a base. Out of acetic acid and formic acid, formic acid is considered stronger because the CH3 in acetic acid is electron donating.
The CH3 actually contributes electron density towards the O-H bond, making it harder to remove the H, and making acetic acid a weaker acid than formic acid. This is all because the CH3 is an electron donating group so, acetic acid is weaker than formic acid?
An acid is considered stronger if it can lose a hydrogen easily to a base. Out of acetic acid and formic acid, formic acid is considered stronger because the CH3 in acetic acid is electron donating.
The CH3 actually contributes electron density towards the O-H bond, making it harder to remove the H, and making acetic acid a weaker acid than formic acid. This is all because the CH3 is an electron donating group so, acetic acid is weaker than formic acid?
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