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Acetic acid is also named as _.

Correct answer: C. Ethanoic acid

  • A. Propanoic acid
  • B. Butanoic acid
  • C. Ethanoic acid
  • D. Methanoic acid

Explanation

IUPAC name of acetic acid is ETHANOIC ACID(CH3COOH).A,B,D are incorrect This is an exact information given in ptb and ftb and needs to be memorised.

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