Give the common names and IUPAC names of the following compounds :
(a) $H C O O H$ (b) $C H_{3} C O O H$

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(a) $H C O O H$

IUPAC name: methanoic acid

Common name: formic acid.

(b) $C H_{3} C O O H$

IUPAC name: ethanoic acid

Common name: acetic acid

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