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Q: ACETIC ACID ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   1 Comment )
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Subject: ACETIC ACID
Category: Science > Chemistry
Asked by: stef44-ga
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Posted: 08 May 2004 22:20 PDT
Expires: 07 Jun 2004 22:20 PDT
Question ID: 343412
1. how the strength of a weak acetic acid can be increased and what
can it be used for in its stronger form?
2. what causes boiling points of similar weights of amines, carboxylic
acids and aldehydes to be different? can you explain this effect?
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Subject: Re: ACETIC ACID
Answered By: rxrfrx-ga on 13 May 2004 08:29 PDT
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
1. Since the boiling point of acetic acid is higher than that of
water, weak acetic acid can be concentrated by distillation (mixture
boils, acetic acid condenses, water stays gaseous).  You can also make
pure (glacial) acetic acid from a weak solution by first reacting the
acetic acid with sodium hydroxide and baking soda to crystallize
sodium acetate, and then reacting the sodium acetate with sulfuric
acid to yield glacial acetic acid.

2. Boiling points are largely determined by intermolecular (hydrogen
bonding and hydrophobic/hydrophilic) interactions.  These three
functional groups all contain an electron donor (oxygen or nitrogen)
with a different willingness to share its electrons and thus a
different capacity to hold on to other molecules.  The tighter these
interactions are, the higher the boiling point will be.
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Subject: Re: ACETIC ACID
From: neilzero-ga on 13 May 2004 04:29 PDT
 
My hand book shows that acetic acid boils at 117.8 degrees c, so
partial separation from water by distalation is likely practical,
especially at partial vacuum. Silica gel could likely remove some of
the water, with only slight contamination as an alternative. Sorry I
can't help with the rest of your question. I suggest you cancel and
ask again in fewer parts or as separate questions. Many of the
researchers rarely look at questions more than two days old.   Neil

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