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A classic experiment using vinegar is to add a little baking soda (sodium bicarbonate) to the vinegar and observe what happens. The acetic acid in the vinegar reacts with the soda to form bubbles of carbon dioxide in a frothy mass.
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∙ 13y agoVinegar is the common name for acetic acid, a small organic acid with the formula CH3COOH. It is composed of two functional groups: a methyl group (-CH3) and a carboxylic acid (-COOH). Carboxylic acids release a proton in water, making it by definition an acid. Vinegar commonly has a pH of 3, also placing it in the acidic region of the pH scale near Coca-Cola and beer.
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∙ 11y agoAs it contains acetic acid you could consider it acidic, but vinegar itself contains an acid and is not an acid.
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∙ 9y agoA common test for acids is the use of a litmus strip. An acid will turn blue litmus red. Another test would be to combine it with a known base and testing the products of the reaction.
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Is ketchup an acid or alkali?
Vinegar is an acid. It is between 2 and 3 on the pH scale.
What is the difference between water and vinegar?
Water is not an acid and vinegar is. Another difference would be that water has no odour and vinegar has a very strong odour.
Is vinegar a carboxylic acid?
Vinegar is ethanoic acid CH3COOH, so yes it is a carboxylic acid.
What carboxylic acid is found in vinegar?
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
What is vinegar's compound name?
Vinegar's compound name is acetic acid, which is a weak acid resulting from the oxidation of ethanol.
Would vinegar be a base or acid?
Acid
Why Is vinegar a acid?
Vinegar is dilute acetic acid, which is an acid, not a base.
Is a vinegar a acid or a base?
Vinegar is dilute acetic acid, which is an acid.
If you put blue litmus paper in vinegar what color would it be?
The litmus paper would stay red. That means vinegar is an acid.
Is vinegar and acid or base?
Vinegar is an acid.
What acids would you find in vinegar?
acetic acid
Is nitric acid vinegar?
NO! Nitric Acid is HNO3 Vinegar is Ethanoic Acid (Acetic Acid) is CH3COOH
When litmus paper is placed in vinegar what color would it turn?
Since vinegar is an acid it would turn red.
Can vinegar neutralize acid?
No. Vinegar contains an acid, acetic acid.
Is ketchup an acid or alkali?
Vinegar is an acid. It is between 2 and 3 on the pH scale.
Vinegar acid or base?
Vinegar is an Acid.
Vinegar is it a base?
No. Vinegar is dilute acetic acid, which is an acid.
