Chemistry, asked by priyenga, 1 year ago

what is the emprical formula of acetic acid?

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Answered by Aasya

The emprical formula of acetic acid is CH3COOH.

priyenga: But...that is molecular formula... but any way...thank you for helping me..

Answered by HappiestWriter012

Empirical formula gives us the idea of combination of certain quantities in a compound.

Chemical formula of Acetic acid = CH3COOH = C*2+H *4 +O*2

here all have a common factor 2 hence, we can divide the co-efficients with 2

Emprical formula = CH2O

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