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Answer 1 · 2016-08-02T02:53:52

Here's what I get.

The general equation for the dissociation of a carboxylic acid is

$"R-COOH + H"_2"O" ⇌ "R-COO"^"-" + "H"_3"O"^+$

All we have to do is write the structure for the $"R"$ group of the carboxylic acid..

Acrylic acid

The dissociation equation is

$"H"_2"C=CH-COOH + H"_2"O" ⇌ "H"_2"C=CH-COO"^"-" + "H"_3"O"^+$

Lactic acid

The dissociation equation is

$"CH"_3"CH(OH)-COOH + H"_2"O" ⇌ "CH"_3"CH(OH)-COO"^"-" + "H"_3"O"^+$