Question

Give the structural formulae and IUPAC name of acetic acid. What is glacial acetic acid?

Answer 1

The structural formula of acetic acid:
$H-\underset{\underset{H}{|}}{\stackrel{H}{\stackrel{|}{C}}}-\stackrel{O}{\stackrel{||}{C}}-OH$
IUPAC name of acetic acid is: Ethanoic acid
Glacial acetic acid is a name for water-free (anhydrous) acetic acid.