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Question
Draw the structures for ethanoic acid.
Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{}\ce{H}\phantom{..}\ce{O}\\
\phantom{}|\phantom{..}||\\
\phantom{..}\ce{H-C-C-OH}\\
\phantom{}|\phantom{..}\\
\ce{H}\phantom{..}\\
\underset{\text{Ethanoic acid}}\\
\end{array}\]
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