Question

Acetic acid has 2 carbon, 4 hydrogen, and 2 oxygen atoms per molecule. What is the empirical formula for acetic acid?

Answer 1

Answer:CH2O

Explanation:

Empirical formula is simplest whole no. ratio of atoms of various elements.

Therefore,

C:H:O

2:4:2

Simplest ratio for this is-1:2:1

i.e.,CH2O