Why calcium oxalate is insoluble in acetic acid
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Calcium oxalate when reacts with aqueous solutions or acetic acid give s off white precipitate that is insoluble.basically calcium oxate is soluble only in strong acids since acetic acid is weak acid it is insoluble.
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Calcium oxalate is a salt of calcium that is formed by the reaction between calcium hydroxide and oxalic acid. It reacts with aqueous solutions or acetic acid and forms a precipitate of white color.
Since this white precipitate is insoluble therefore we say that calcium oxalate is insoluble in acetic acid.
No doubt it is soluble in strong acids as strong acids can dissolve the insoluble precipitate easily but it is insoluble in acetic acid because, it is a weak acid.
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