Posted by G on Monday, March 14, 2011 at 2:12am.
Glacial acid is essentially 100% acetic acid. As such it has almost no ions present. However, when added to water to dilute it, ions are formed.
CH3COOH + H2O ==> CH3COO- + H3O+
And the added ions conduct electricity better.
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