Question: Acetic acid has the structure CH3CO(OH), in which the OH group is bonded to a C atom. The two carbonoxygen bonds have different lengths. When

Acetic acid has the structure CH3CO(OH), in which the OH group is bonded to a C atom. The two carbon–oxygen bonds have different lengths. When an acetic acid molecule loses the H from the OH group to form the acetate ion, the two carbon–oxygen bonds become equal in length. Explain.

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