Question

What's the empirical formula of acetic acid?

Answer 1

Empirical formula of a compound tells the ratio in which atoms of variety elements are combined

Acetic acid = CH3COOH .

Ratio of molecules ( C, H, O) = 2:4:2

by dividing by 2 .we get emprical ratio = 1:2:1 .

Therefore, The empirical formula of Acetic acid = CH2O

Answer 2

Acetic acid or
CH3COOH can be retain as C2H4O2
whose ratio will be 1:2:1
Therefore the empirical formula will be:
CH2O

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