A student has a solution of ethanoic acid and a solution of hydrochloric acid. The two solutions have the same concentration. The pH of the ethanoic acid solution is higher than the pH of the hydrochloric acid solution.
Name the functional group in ethanoic acid.
Ethanoic acid is a weak acid. Explain, in terms of ionisation, why the pH of the ethanoic acid solution is higher than the pH of the hydrochloric acid solution.
Name the type of compound produced when ethanoic acid reacts with ethanol.