What is the dissociation constant of acetic acid in water?

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The solubility product for water is 10^-14, indicating the equilibrium between hydronium ions and hydroxide ions. In the case of acetic acid, it undergoes self-ionization to form HHOAC(+) and OAC(-). However, this process is characterized by a dissociation constant rather than a solubility product. Many acids, including sulfuric acid (H2SO4), exhibit similar self-ionization behavior. Understanding the distinction between solubility products and dissociation constants is crucial in acid-base chemistry.
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can pure acetic acid donate a proton to itself the same as pure water donates a proton to itself to form hydronium ion?
The solubility product for water is 10 to the minus fourteenth power.(water forming hydronium ion and its complement). What is the solubility product of pure acetic acid forming HHOAC(+) and OAC(-) ?
 
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Yes. Google “acetic acid self-ionization.”
 
Many acids do the same, including H2SO4.
 
That's not a solubility product, it's a dissociation constant.
 
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