Tuesday, November 25, 2014


Lina Jafar

Acetic Acid- The formula is CH3COOH. This is an acid since it is known to contain hydrogen atoms.

Acetic acid is used to produce many products. The food industry, textile industry, and the preparation for inks and dyes are some uses that comes from acetic acid. The acetic acid in vinegar is produced by the fermentation (chemical breakdown of a substance) of ethanol (alcohol) by bacteria. Vinegar is used mainly in cooking ingredients since its known to be a mild acid. Throughout the years, acetic acid has been used in other ways that include industrial or even medical uses.Without this acid, many things people use in their everyday lives, would have not come to an accessible point of all mankind's encounters.

3 comments:

  1. i had no idea that acetic acid was so versatile and involved in so many things

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  2. I did not know that this acid was used to produce this many things!

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  3. There are so many things that contain this acid that I did not know about!

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