State whether each of the following statements is true orfalse. Justify your answer in each case.(a) When methanol, CH3OH, is dissolved in water, a conductingsolution results.(b) When acetic acid, CH3COOH, dissolves in water, thesolution is weakly conducting and acidic in nature.

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State whether each of the following statements is true or
false. Justify your answer in each case.
(a) When methanol, CH3OH, is dissolved in water, a conducting
solution results.
(b) When acetic acid, CH3COOH, dissolves in water, the
solution is weakly conducting and acidic in nature.

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