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Explain why hydrochloric acid displays acidic properties when dissolved in water, while in methylbenzene, the acid does not display the acidic properties

Explain why hydrochloric acid displays acidic properties when dissolved in water, while in methylbenzene, the acid does not display the acidic properties

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john
Water is a polar solvent while methylbenzene is non-polar and water therefore has some attraction to the polar hydrogen chloride and therefore dissociates. HCl Does not dissociate in methyl-benzene // HCl is ionic in water but molecular in methyl-benzene
john3 answered the question on November 8, 2017 at 05:53

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