IUPAC name of $C H_{3} C O O H$ is:

acetic acid

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formic acid

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methanoic acid

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ethanoic acid

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Solution

The correct option is B ethanoic acid
It has 2 carbon atoms, and functional group is carboxylic group,suffix is "oic acid"
thus IUPAC name is Ethanoic acid

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