Identify the counterion in the following reaction: 2 CH3COOH + Hg(OH)2 → Hg(CH3COO)2 + H₂O OOOO OOH CH3COO OH+ H* O Hg2+

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Identify the counterion in the following reaction:
2 CH3COOH + Hg(OH)2→Hg(CH3COO)2 + H2O
O OH
OCH3COO
H+
0 0 0 0
O Hg2+
Transcribed Image Text:Identify the counterion in the following reaction: 2 CH3COOH + Hg(OH)2→Hg(CH3COO)2 + H2O O OH OCH3COO H+ 0 0 0 0 O Hg2+
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