What is the chemical formula for acetic acid?

What is the empirical formula of acetic acid?

  • acetic acid - HC2H3O2 *the numbers are supposed to be subscripts

  • Answer:

    step.1 first write your formula like this C2H4O2 step.2 Now simplify it by dividing with 2 step.3 your answer will be CH2O

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Just lowest common it -- C2H4O2 reduces to CH2O

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