Benzoic acid dissolves in water at roughly 0.3 g per 100 g H2O (25 °C)

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Problem

Benzoic acid dissolves in water at roughly 0.3 g per 100 g H2O (25 °C), while its sodium salt, sodium benzoate, dissolves at about 60 g per 100 g H2O under the same conditions. Briefly (1–2 sentences) account for this large difference in solubility.

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