Question

Word equation for ethanol and ethanoic acid

Answer 1

Answer:

etanol: CH3CH2OH

ethanoic acid: CH3COOH

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer:

Ethanol can be written as:

C_2H_6O (O is for Oxygen)

Or CH_3CH_2(OH)

Or C_2H_5(OH)

Ethanoic acid is the systematic name for acetic acid written as:

(CH_3CO_(OH)

C_2H_4O_2

Explanation:

Ethanoic acid is formed when ethanol is oxidised. This reaction actually happens every day when bottles of wine are left open for a while.