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a solution of a compound in water conducts electricity, turns litmus red, and has a sour taste. what compound might be in the solution? select the correct answer below: nahco3 mg(oh)2 c3h5(cooh)3 nh3

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That solution of a compound which when dissolved in water conducts electricity, turns litmus red, and has a sour taste is C3H5(COOH)3 ( carboxylic acid ).

How carboxylic acid conducts electricity, turns litmus red, and has a sour taste.

Carboxylic acid is can conduct electricity, turns blue litmus paper to red color and also has sour taste simply because it is a an acid; specifically, a weak acid. This is because when it dissolves in water, some of it hydrogen ions ionizes partially to produce positively charged hydrogen ions.

However, acid can be defined as a substance which when dissolved in water produces hydrogen ions as the only positive ions. All acids have sour taste, are corrosive when highly concentrated, turns blue litmus paper red and so on and so forth.

In conclusion, we can therefore conclude that carboxylic acid is a weak acid and also has characteristic properties of acids.

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