Question

Identify the term or substance based on the descriptions given below:

Ice-like crystals formed on cooling an organic acid sufficiently.

Answer 1

Ice-like crystals formed on cooling an organic acid sufficiently

• The compound is glacial acetic acid $\left(C{H}_{3}COOH\right)$.
• It forms ice-like crystals formed on sufficient cooling.
• These ice-like crystals formed when an organic acid cools down are pure ethanoic acid, whose melting point is 290K, and hence it freezes in cold climates during winter, hence it is called glacial acetic acid.