Question

The basicity of acetic acid \[\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3}\mathrm{COOH}\right)\] is ______.

Options

• 3

• 1

• 4

• 2

Answer 1

The basicity of acetic acid \[\left(\mathrm{CH}_{3}\mathrm{COOH}\right)\] is 1.

Explanation:

Acetic acid is monobasic: only one hydrogen atom in each molecule is ionisable and can form a hydronium ion in water. Its basicity is therefore 1.