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Chemistry: ionisation of Why doesn't the ethanoate ion in water: which acts act as the is the an acid?

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I had a multiple choice question that asked: which one of the following chemical equations best represents the ionsation of the ethanoate ion CH3COO^CH₃COO^-

I wrote the answer as the ethanoate ion acting as an acid and donating the hydrogen, it was the water as per the answer.why

Why was I wrong?

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Chemistry: ionisation of ethanoate ion in water: which acts as the is the acid?

I had a multiple choice question that asked: which one of the following chemical equations best represents the ionsation of the ethanoate ion CH3COO^-

I wrote the answer as the ethanoate ion acting as an acid and donating the hydrogen, it was the water as per the answer. why was I wrong?

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