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Give the common names and IUPAC names of the following compounds:

(a) HCOOH


(b) CH3COOH

(a) HCOOH:

Common name: Formic acid


IUPAC Name: Methanoic acid


(b) CH3COOH


Common name: Acetic acid


IUPAC Name: Ethanoic acid



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12 What is the common name of:

(a) methanoic acid, and (b) ethanoic acid?

 13 Draw the structure for the following compounds:

(a) Ethanoic acid (b) Propanoic acid

 15 Give the name and structural formula of one homologue of HCOOH. 16 Write the formulae of:

(a) methanoic acid, and


(b) ethanoic acid.