Oxalic acid (C2H2O4) has the following structure O=C-OH | O=C-OH An Oxalic acid solution contains the following species invarying concentrations: C_2H

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2021-03-10

Oxalic acid (C2H2O4) has the following structure
O=C-OH
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O=C-OH
An Oxalic acid solution contains the following species invarying concentrations: C2H2O4,C2HO4,C2O42,and H+ A.Draw the lewis structure of C2HO4 and C2O42 B. Which of the above four species can act only as acids, which can act only asbases and which can act as both?

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izboknil3

Skilled2021-03-12Added 99 answers

A). Lewis structure of C2HO4
Total valence electron =2(4e)+1e4(6e)+1e
=34e


B) Acids are electron acceptors thus H+ or proton donors thus C2O4H2
Bases are electron pair donors C2O42
C2HO4 acts as both acid and base

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