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Draw the structural formula for the following:
Ethanoic acid
Write the structural formula of ethanoic acid.
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{.....}\ce{O}\phantom{......}\\
|\phantom{......}||\phantom{......}\\
\ce{H - C - C - O - H}\\
|\phantom{..............}\\
\ce{H}\phantom{..............}\\\
\end{array}\]
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