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Q:
what is the chemical formula for vinegar?
- emily
wales
A:
Emily -
First of all, the kind of vinegar you get at the grocery store is
about 95% water, but the vinegary part is acetic acid (also called
ethanoic acid or methane carboxylic acid). The formula is written: CH
3COOH.
For more information on the chemistry of vinegar, check out
this page.
-Tamara (and Mike)
(published on 10/22/2007)
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