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Title: Do weak acids dissociate into ions in water when writing a dissociation reaction?
Post by: juliejusu on Nov 10, 2012
Do weak acids dissociate into ions in water when writing a dissociation reaction?


Title: Do weak acids dissociate into ions in water when writing a dissociation reaction?
Post by: touchingtips on Nov 10, 2012
yes they do but you have to use a double arrow.


Title: Do weak acids dissociate into ions in water when writing a dissociation reaction?
Post by: Julieoct on Nov 10, 2012
Weak acids dissociate into H+ (or H3O+) ions plus the anion, when dissolved in water. However, by the definition of a weak acid, as a substance that produces a low concentration of H+ ions, the dissociation is only partial.