Explain the differing extents of dissociation of H2SO4in CH3COOH,H2O,and NH3.

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The differing extents of dissociation of H2SO4in CH3COOH,H2Oand NH3are shown by the order of acidity as – NH3>H2O>CH3COOH.

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Concept Introduction

The equilibrium law, commonly known as Le Chatelier's principles, is used to forecast the effect of changes on a system in chemical equilibrium (such as the change in temperature or pressure).

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Dissociation of H2SO4


When it is said that an acid is a strong acid it means that, that specific acid dissociates and completes completely in water.

Levelling with respect to water is done because water is easily accessible and has the highest value of the Dielectric constant and so it is easily able to break a number of polar bonds.

Being an acid H2SO4will not dissociate completely in Acetic Acid due to the H+contribution by the Acetic Acid (Common Ion Effect) and so it will show relatively less acidic behavior in Acetic Acid.

But when NH3is used as the solvent for dissolution of H2SO4it shows more acidic behavior than in the water as the H+furnished by H2SO4gets used in the reaction with NH3and according to the Le Chatelier’s Principle if the concentration of the product is 0 then the reaction will go on and this will go on until the H2SO4gets used up completely.

Even the Ka2of H2SO4is having a value of 1.2×10-2will also release more fastly in and so the order of acidity of H2SO4in water, Acetic Acid and NH3are –

NH3>H2O>CH3COOH. Therefore, the order is NH3>H2O>CH3COOH.

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