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No, Acetic acid (ethanoic acid, CH3COOH) is the second simplest. Methanoic acid (formic acid) is the simplest with the formula HCOOH.

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Is acetic acid an amino acid?

No, acetic acid is carboxylic acid and which is use as preservative in food and nutracuticals


What solution contains a carboxylic acid?

Vinegar is dilute acetic acid and thus contains a carboxylic acid.


Is acetic acid a member of the carboxylic acid family?

Yes it is.


What term describe acetic acid?

Acetic acid is an organic acid. It is a carboxylic acid. It has only 1 carbon atom.


What is the name of the carboxylic acid with the formula CH3 COOH?

Acetic acid


What functional group does acetic acid belong?

carboxylic acid (-COOH)


What structure of acetic acid?

acetic acid is basically vinegar.it is a weak acid.its chemical formula is CH3COOH.it is a carboxylic acid.


Acetic acid is an example of a?

A weak acid. It is also a carboxylic acid and an organic compund.


Is there acetic acid in soybean oil?

I don't think that there is acetic acid in soybean oil. Acetic acid, the second simplest carboxylic acid is found in vinegar, I think. And I haven't heard any research on acetic acid on oil. Maybe they are both an organic compound but soybean oil mainly compose of triglyceride, a fatty acid and a long alkyl chain. On the other hand, acetic acid is a carboxylic acid compose of alkane(ethane) and is called ethanoic acid. Have i answered your question? E-mail me at rustymateo@yahoo.com and you can tell me whether i have answered your question. By the way, is it for a research?


Is there soybeans in soybean oil?

I don't think that there is acetic acid in soybean oil. Acetic acid, the second simplest carboxylic acid is found in vinegar, I think. And I haven't heard any research on acetic acid on oil. Maybe they are both an organic compound but soybean oil mainly compose of triglyceride, a fatty acid and a long alkyl chain. On the other hand, acetic acid is a carboxylic acid compose of alkane(ethane) and is called ethanoic acid. Have i answered your question? E-mail me at rustymateo@Yahoo.com and you can tell me whether i have answered your question. By the way, is it for a research?


Draw the Carboxylic acid produced from the acid hydrolysis of butyl acetate?

It is the butyl ester of acetic acid so on hydrolysis it produces Acetic acid , CH3-COOH


Is CH3COOH an carboxylic acid?

Acetic acid is indeed an acid, but not an amino acid.