Lactic acid c3h603 which occurs in sour milk sauerkraut and


Lactic acid (C3H603), which occurs in sour milk, sauerkraut and sore muscles, is weak monoprotic acid (Ka 0.00014).

a) Calculate the pH of a 0.125M aqueous solution of lactic acid.

Consider the structure of lactic acid. What makes the molecule act as weak acid? What makes it a stronger acid than acetic acid, CH3COOH (Ka  0.000018)? EXPLAIN BRIEFLY.

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