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Write the Lewis structure for acetic acid (a component of vinegar) CH3COOH, and draw the

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QUESTION:

Write the Lewis structure for acetic acid (a component of vinegar) \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH}\), and draw the three-dimensional sketch of the molecule. Its skeletal structure is:

Equation Transcription:

CH3COOH

Text Transcription:

CH_3COOH

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QUESTION:

Write the Lewis structure for acetic acid (a component of vinegar) \(\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{COOH}\), and draw the three-dimensional sketch of the molecule. Its skeletal structure is:

Equation Transcription:

CH3COOH

Text Transcription:

CH_3COOH

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Solution 99P

Step 1:

Here, we have to write the Lewis structure for acetic acid (a component of vinegar) CH3COOH, and draw the three-dimensional sketch of the molecule.

THe given skeletal structure is:

Acetic acid is the second simplest carboxylic acid after formic acid and consists of two small functional groups, an acetyl group and a hydroxyl group.

The lewis structure of acetic acid is :

 

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