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'''Acetic acid,''' offical [[IUPAC]] nomenclature, is a weak [[acid]] whose [[chemical formula]] is CH<sub>3</sub>COOH. It is best known for being found in [[vinegar]], at 5-18% acetic acid by weight.
'''Acetic acid,''' offical [[IUPAC]] nomenclature, is a weak [[acid]] whose [[chemical formula]] is CH<sub>3</sub>COOH. It is best known for being found in [[vinegar]], at 5-18% acetic acid by weight.
Acetic acid is commonly produced as a waste product by certain bacteria, notably the Acetobacter genus and Clostridium acetobutylicum.
Acetic acid is commonly produced as a waste product by certain bacteria, notably the ''Acetobacter'' genus and ''Clostridium acetobutylicum''.
In 1847 the German chemist Hermann Kolbe synthesised acetic acid for the first time by inorganic reagents.
In 1847 the German chemist Hermann Kolbe synthesised acetic acid for the first time by inorganic reagents.
==Other Names==
==Other Names==
ethanoic acid
*ethanoic acid
acetyl hydroxide
*acetyl hydroxide
hydrogen acetate
*hydrogen acetate
methanecarboxylic acid
*methanecarboxylic acid
[[Category: Chemistry]]
[[Category: Chemistry]]
[[Category: Food]]
[[Category: Food]]