Asked by Gwen

Is a substance written HO-C (with a double bond connecting the C to an O north of it)-CH2-CH3 Ethenoic Acid? Thanks!
Answered by DrBob222
If you are talking about CH3CH2COOH where COOH is the acid part and R is everything else, then
R
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C=O
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O
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H
then that is propanoic acid.
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