3. Acids and Bases
Ranking Acidity
97PRACTICE PROBLEM
Malic acid is a compound with two —COOH groups. Why is its first pKa lower than the pKa of acetic acid? (The first pKa of malic acid is for the —COOH group adjacent to the —OH group.)
Malic acid is a compound with two —COOH groups. Why is its first pKa lower than the pKa of acetic acid? (The first pKa of malic acid is for the —COOH group adjacent to the —OH group.)