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Ch.2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions
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Capitolo 2, Problema 76f

Provide the name or chemical formula, as appropriate, for each of the following acids: (f) CH3COOH.

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Identify the molecular structure given in the problem: CH3COOH.
Recognize that the structure represents an organic acid due to the presence of the COOH group, which is characteristic of carboxylic acids.
Note that the CH3 group attached to the COOH indicates that the acid is a simple carboxylic acid with one carbon in the alkyl chain.
Recall that the common name for the acid with the formula CH3COOH is acetic acid.
Alternatively, use the systematic IUPAC nomenclature to name the compound as ethanoic acid, reflecting the two-carbon structure of the molecule.

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