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Consider acetic acid (CH3CO2H) and its conjugate base, sodium acetate (CH3CO2Na). (a) What...

Consider acetic acid (CH3CO2H) and its conjugate base, sodium acetate (CH3CO2Na). (a) What intermolecular forces are present in each compound? (b) Explain why the melting point of sodium acetate (324 °C) is considerably higher than the melting point of acetic acid (17 °C).

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