Why does acetic acid have a greater kc in benzene solution than in water solution.

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anonymous · Answer

Something to do with the properties....

I know like dissolve like so

benzene being non-polar dissolve acetic acid because its more carbons and oxygens..nonpolar @aaronq

aaronq · Answer

hm i have no idea. I can speculate and say it's due to electrostatics, maybe the $\pi$ electrons on the rings can stabilize the species in their ionic forms more favourably, but again i don't know. I'd like to know the answer to this as well.

chmvijay · Answer

i can speculate e here is that acetic acid present  as dimer in the Benzene solution where as it will be present as single molecule in water :)|dw:1384318182957:dw|
as u may be knowing the hydrogen bonding acetic acid :)
is it something to do with this