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(a) Vinegar is prepared by the bacterial oxidation of .

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Vinegar is prepared by the bacterial oxidation of $E t h a n o l (C_{2} H_{5} O H) - -------------------- -$ .

Vinegar is an aqueous solution of acetic acid $(C H_{3} C O O H)$ .

Usually, the acetic acid is produced by a double fermentation; converting simple sugars to ethanol using yeast and ethanol to acetic acid by acetic acid bacteria.

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(a) Vinegar is prepared by the bacterial oxidation of .