What is the chemical name for citric acid?

Answer 1

The molecular formula is C6H8O7 but that does not give you the shape of the molecule it only gives the numbers of different atoms involved.

Citric acid is in citrus fruits, and often used in fruit-tast sodas.

Structural formula: (HOOC)-CH2-C(OH)(COOH)-CH2-(COOH)

Name: Citric acid (plant Biology, food)

trivial name: TCA, or tricarboxylic acid (biochemistry)

official name: 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid (IUPAC)

or 3-carboxy-3-hydroxypentanedioic acid (an older chemical name)

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Answer 2

Citric acid is the common chemical name for 2-hydroxypropane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid, with the chemical form C6H8O7 as an anhydrous powder or as a monohydrate.

Answer 3

The chemical formula for citric acid is C6H8O7. It is a weak acid with one alcohol group and three carboxyl groups.

Answer 4

C6 H8 O7