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The major chemical component of vinegar is about 5% acetic acid.
The systematic or proper chemical name of acetic acid is ethanoic acid.
Vinegar is a weak acid produced by the oxidation of alcohol (ethanol) from wines and ciders by bacteria. It is commercially sold as white vinegar, brown vinegar, cider vinegar and balsamic vinegar.
CH3COOH
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∙ 13y agoEthanoic Acid (syn.: acetic acid, with the chemical formula CH3COOH)
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Is vinegar a carboxylic acid?
Vinegar is ethanoic acid CH3COOH, so yes it is a carboxylic acid.
What class of compounds often associated with vinegar?
Carboxylic Acid
What is the common name of the carboxylic acid found in rancid butter?
It is butyric acid.
What are the products of an ester and water?
An alcohol and a carboxylic acid salt (carboxylic acid if protonated at end of reaction).
Do carboxylic acid taste sour?
Yes. One example : vinegar (acetic acid smell).
Is vinegar a carboxylic acid?
Vinegar is ethanoic acid CH3COOH, so yes it is a carboxylic acid.
What solution contains a carboxylic acid?
Vinegar is dilute acetic acid and thus contains a carboxylic acid.
What type of acid is in vineger?
Vinegar, or ethanoic acid is a carboxylic acid.
What class of compounds often associated with vinegar?
Carboxylic Acid
What are the advantages of carboxylic acid?
· Carboxylic Acid is used for preserving food e.g. in jars, tins, etc. · Carboxylic Acid is also used for dressing food with vinegar. · Easiest way to make Alcohol
Which carboxylic acid is responsible for the odour and taste of vinegar?
Vinegar contains acetic acid. Acetic acid has a sour taste. This gives the odor and the taste to vinegar.
Which of the acid found in Vinegar?
Acetic acid is found in vinegar.
Is hydrochloric an example of vinegar?
NO!!! Hydrochloric Acid is a mineral acid. Formula is (HCl) Vinegar is Ethanoic (Acetic) Acid a Carboxylic acid. Formula is (CH3COOH)
Is Carboxylic acid does this contain fat?
No, carboxylic acids are simply a class of organic acids. Some carboxylic acids are fatty acids but are not fats nor do they contain them. Amino acids, the building blocks of protein are also carboxylic acids. One of the most common carboxylic acids is acetic acid, commonly sold as vinegar.
What carboxylic acid is found in honey bee?
Either melittin or formic acid
What is the common name of the carboxylic acid found in rancid butter?
It is butyric acid.
Is sulphuric acid in vinegar?
No, sulphuric acid is not found in vinegar.
