When methanol,CH3OH, is dissolved in water, a nonconducting solution results. When acetic acid,CH3COOH, dissolves in water, the

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When methanol,CH3OH, is dissolved in water, a nonconducting solution results. When acetic acid,CH3COOH, dissolves in water, the solution is weakly conducting and acidic in nature. Describe what happens upon dissolution in the two cases, and account for the different results.