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**__Acetic Acid__**  Acetic acid is a colorless substance and has a foul smell. Also know as vinegar acid because it's the main ingredient in vinegar besides water. Acetic acid is also an ingredient in synthetic fabric, and wood glue. Acetic acid also has a sour taste and when concentrated, acetic acid can attack and burn the skin. Another danger is acetic acid can cause permanent eye damage and irritation to the mucous membranes. The chemical formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2.

 Acetic acid was found in 1847 by a chemist named Herman Kolbe. Acetic acid is also mildly corrosive to iron, magnesium, and zinc. Acetic acid is produced both synthetically and baterial fermentation. About 75% of the acetic acid is made for the use in chemical industries. A common name for acetic acid is ethanoic acid. Here are two ways to break down are Mg + 2 CH3COOH → (CH3COO)2Mg + H2 which is a type of salt. Another way is NaHCO3 + CH3COOH → CH3COONa + CO2 + H2O. This is the reaction when vinegar is added to baking soda.

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