Students are often surprised to learn that organic acids, such as acetic acid, contain OOH groups. Actually,

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Students are often surprised to learn that organic acids, such as acetic acid, contain OOH groups. Actually, all oxyacids contain hydroxyl groups. Sulfuric acid, usually written as H2SO4, has the structural formula SO2(OH)2, where S is the central atom. Identify the acids whose structural formulas are shown below. Why do they behave as acids, while NaOH and KOH are bases?

a. SO(OH)2 

b. ClO2(OH) 

c. HPO(OH)2  

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Chemistry An Atoms First Approach

ISBN: 9781305079243

2nd Edition

Authors: Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl

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