Explain why the enthalapy of neutralization of ethanoic acid with sodium hydroxide is different from that of hydrochloric acid with sodium hydroxide

      

Explain why the enthalapy of neutralization of ethanoic acid with sodium hydroxide is different from that of hydrochloric acid with sodium hydroxide.

  

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John
Enthalpy of neutralization between Ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH) is lower than that between hydrochloric acid (HCl) and NaOH because CH3COOH is weak acid which does not dissociate fully in water thus some of the heat produced is used for full dissociation.
johnmulu answered the question on February 15, 2017 at 06:16


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