Ethanoic Acid

"Glacial acetic acid is called "glacial" because its freezing point (16.7 C) is only slightly ... The term "glacial acetic acid" is now taken to refer to pure acetic acid (ethanoic acid) in any physical state." The bond strength is greatest when it is a ...

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Ethanoic acid would be more its name as given by chemists and acetic acid is what I think is called the trivial name or commonly ...

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ethanoic acid is the given to the substance by IUPAC(International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry). Acetic acid is it's ...

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Both are correct. ;) Technically, ethanoic acid is the proper nomenclature, but the term "acetic acid" is much more commonly used.

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Is vinegar acetic acid or ethanoic acid? My teacher said it was ascetic acid, but I took an online quiz saying that the name for was ...

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