Acetic acid and hydrogen chloride are two different compounds.
Although one IS an acid and the other dissolves readily in water to become hydrochloric acid they are produced from different elements, as such the odour of each is quite distinct.
In laymans terms, Hydrogen Chloride is often compared to the smell of rotten eggs ... which it almost is! (The smelll of rotten eggs is from the production of Hydrogen Sulphide).
Acetic acid is approximately eight percent of the volume of vinegar, hence the extreme vinegar smell. It would be more accurate to state that vinegar smells like Acetic acid ... but that isn't the question.
The NaOH neutralizes the acetic acid, producing sodium acetate and water. The acetic acid is no longer present to produce an odor.
An acetic acid solution has no color and a unique odor.
A fruty odor like limes and oranges
Acetic acid is colorless, but has a very strong smell, like vinegar.
Amyl Acetate is formed from 1-pentanol and acetic acid. This smells like bananas
The NaOH neutralizes the acetic acid, producing sodium acetate and water. The acetic acid is no longer present to produce an odor.
An acetic acid solution has no color and a unique odor.
A fruty odor like limes and oranges
Acetic acid is colorless, but has a very strong smell, like vinegar.
The solute in vinegar is acetic acid, which gives vinegar its sour taste and pungent odor. Acetic acid is produced through the fermentation process of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria.
Amyl Acetate is formed from 1-pentanol and acetic acid. This smells like bananas
By heating hydrogen chloride as a gas is released.
Vinegar contains acetic acid. Acetic acid has a sour taste. This gives the odor and the taste to vinegar.
Acetic acid is A clear, colorless organic acid, CH3COOH, with a distinctive pungent odor, used as a solvent and in the manufacture of rubber, plastics, acetate fibers, pharmaceuticals, and photographic chemicals. It is the chief acid of vinegar.
When the stopper is removed from a partly filled bottle containing solid and liquid acetic acid at 16.7 °C, a strong vinegar like odor is noticeable immediately. How many acetic acid phases must be present in the bottle? Explain.
Concentrated acetic acid has terribly potent fumes (imagine vinegar's odor, then multiply that by a thousand times) and is corrosive. Drinking too much acetic acid can result in a dangerous and sometimes fatal imbalance of the body's pH.
CH3COOH, has a strong odor, it is used as a solvent and in the manufacture of rubber, plastics, acetate fibers, pharmaceuticals, and photographic chemicals. It is the chief acid of vinegar.from answers.com, for a complete definition double click on acetic acid above.