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Acetic Acid is the archaic name for Ethanoic Acid. It is found in everyday life as 'Vinegar'. It formula is ' CH3COOH'.

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acetic acid is commonly known as vinegar

chemical formula is CH3COOH or C2H4O2

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Acetic acid chemical formula?

CH3COOH is the chemical formula for acetic acid.


Is acetic acid a mixture or a compound?

Acetic acid (CH3COOH) is a compound.


What is the chemical formula and IUPAC name of acetic acid?

The chemical formula of acetic acid is CH3COOH; the IUPAC name is ethanoic acid.


Chemical equation of vinegar?

Vinegar is diluted acetic acid. The chemical formula for acetic acid is CH3COOH.


What is the condensed formula for acetic acid?

The chemical formula for acetic acid is CH3COOH. It should be noted that acetic acid is the same as ethanoic acid.


How do you tell the difference between water and acetic acid?

Water has the chemical formula H2O. Acetic acid has the formula CH3COOH.


What is an acetamid?

An acetamide is an amide of acetic acid, chemical formula CH3CONH2.


Whats the structural formula for vinegar?

Vinegar is highly diluted acetic acid. Acetic acid has the molecular formula of C2H4O2. The structural formula for acetic acid is CH3COOH


What is the common name and chemical formula for ascorbic acid?

Vinegar is dilute acetic acid. CH3COOH is its chemical formula. Acetic acid is sometimes called ethanoic acid. A link is provided to the Wikipedia article on acetic acid.


Chemical of vinegar not chemical name?

impure dilute acetic acid Chemical NAME: Ethanoic acid, (also, but trivially: acetic acid) Chemical FORMULA: CH3COOH But actually vinegar is not a chemical, it is a solution of -among others- acetic acid.


What type of acid is in vinegear?

Acetic acid with the Chemical formula CH3COOH. :)


Why is acetic acid CH3OOH and not CH4O2?

The correct chemical formula of acetic acid is CH3-COOH (or CH4O2).