Sodium hydroxide is a strong base, and acetic acid is a weak organic acid. To be a weak acid means you don't completely dissociate or break apart in water. The reaction goes as follows. read more
Acetic acid is a weak acid,while sodium hydroxide is a strong base. The reaction of acetic acid and sodium hydroxide is a neutralization reaction. In this reaction one mole of acetic acid react with the one mole of sodium hydroxide and form sodium acetate and water . read more
When the sodium hydroxide reacts with acetic acid the NaOH, a base, abstracts the most acidic hydrogen on acetic acid, the hydrogen on the acid functionality. This generates sodium acetate and H2O. Hope this helps. read more