In terms of the bonds present, explain why acetic acid, CH3CO2H (on the left), contains two distinct types of carbon-oxygen bonds, whereas the acetate ion on the right, formed by loss of a hydrogen ion from acetic acid, only contains one type of carbon-oxygen bond. The skeleton structures of these species are shown below: (Fill in bonds where needed

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In terms of the bonds present, explain why acetic acid, CH3CO2H (on the left), contains two distinct types of carbon-oxygen bonds, whereas the acetate ion on the right, formed by loss of a hydrogen ion from acetic acid, only contains one type of carbon-oxygen bond.

The skeleton structures of these species are shown below: (Fill in bonds where needed

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