FreeResponse_DE_CH_5.3_Acids, Bases, and Salts

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Explain why acetic acid, HC2H3O2, is defined as an acid (2 points possible) and describe both conceptually and using a chemical equation what happens when HC2H3O2 , a weak acid, reacts with sodium hydroxide, NaOH, a strong base. (5 points possible)