What is the dissolution reaction of the CH3COO- anion and what is the type of dissociation constant do you get from this reaction?

1 Answer
Mar 4, 2018

Well acetate is the conjugate base of a wesk acid, and therefore....

Explanation:

...should undergo hydrolysis to give equilibrium concentrations of acetic acid and hydroxide ion, according to the following equation:

#AcO^(-) + H_2O rightleftharpoons AcOH + HO^-#

And certainly the extent of this reaction could be precisely quantified given details of the acid dissociation constant.