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Acetic acid, C2H4O2, is an organic acid which gives vinegar its sour taste and pungent smell.

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Acetic acid is the common name for ethanoic acid, CH3COOH.

The 5 - 10% food grade solution of acetic acid is called vinegar.

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What is the common name for acetic acid diluted?

Vinegar


Is acetic acid anything like acetic acid?

Yes its oner and the same chemical. Its modern IUPAC name is Ethanoic Acid. ( CH3COOH ). It has the smell of vinegar, because it is a constituent of vinegar. Casually it is still referred to as Acetic Acid.


What is the common name of ethanoic acid?

The common name for ethanoic acid is acetic acid.


What is the common name for CH3CO2?

The common name for CH3CO2 is acetic acid.


Name some liquid mixtures?

Vinegar: water+acetic acid Brandy: water+ethanol Diluted nitric acid: water+nitric acid


Name the acid HC2H3O2?

That is the condensed formula for the weak acid acetic acid.CH3COOH is a common formula for acetic acid written by biochemists and biologists


Common name and chemical formula for acetic acid?

acetic acid is commonly known as vinegar chemical formula is CH3COOH or C2H4O2


What is the common name of aceticacid?

Acetic acid is also called Vinegar! (Although if you are getting really super strong acetic acid, it's called Glacial acetic acid.)


Is ethanoic acid acetic acid?

Yes, ethanoic acid and acetic acid are the same compound with the chemical formula CH3COOH. Ethanoic acid is the systematic IUPAC name, while acetic acid is the common name for this compound.


Vinegar is also known as?

Acetic acid is most commonly known as vinegar.


Chemical name for Acetic acid?

Acetic acid is the chemical name and the fomula is CH3COOH,


What is the technical name for acetic acid?

Acetic Acid is the archaic name for 'Ethanoic Acid' The IUPAC organisation rearranged the nomenclature of organic chemistry, and Acetic Acid became ' Ethanoic Acid ' ( Formula CH3COOH ). The IUPAC people also standardised the formula writing.