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The_ArtofScience
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Hi
I'm not too familiar with why certain compounds tend to disassociate completely/partially in the water solvent. In one experiment from lab I remembered that HCL dissolved completely whereas CH3COOH (acetic acid) only partially dissolved. Weak acids generally don't hydrolyze completely while stronger acids do- my question here is why is that true? Does this in anyway have to do with electronegativity differences?
I'm not too familiar with why certain compounds tend to disassociate completely/partially in the water solvent. In one experiment from lab I remembered that HCL dissolved completely whereas CH3COOH (acetic acid) only partially dissolved. Weak acids generally don't hydrolyze completely while stronger acids do- my question here is why is that true? Does this in anyway have to do with electronegativity differences?