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6 years ago
Explain why acetic acid
 
  is a much stronger acid than ethanol.
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The C = O group in acetic acid has an inductive effect, withdrawing electrons. More important is the
resonance effect of delocalizing the negative charge in the conjugate base of acetic acid which cannot be
done for ethanol.

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