{"id":168495,"date":"2024-11-17T16:17:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-17T16:17:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=168495"},"modified":"2024-11-17T16:17:22","modified_gmt":"2024-11-17T16:17:22","slug":"the-formula-of-acetic-acid-is-c2h4o2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/17\/the-formula-of-acetic-acid-is-c2h4o2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2. How many atoms is acetic acid composed of? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A. 6 B. 8 C. 4 D. 3<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-6-color\">The Correct Answer and Explanation is:<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The correct answer is <strong>B. 8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Acetic acid has the chemical formula <strong>C\u2082H\u2084O\u2082<\/strong>. This formula tells us the number of atoms of each element in one molecule of acetic acid. Let\u2019s break down the components:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>C\u2082<\/strong>: The &#8220;C&#8221; represents carbon (C), and the subscript &#8220;2&#8221; means there are <strong>2 carbon atoms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>H\u2084<\/strong>: The &#8220;H&#8221; represents hydrogen (H), and the subscript &#8220;4&#8221; means there are <strong>4 hydrogen atoms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>O\u2082<\/strong>: The &#8220;O&#8221; represents oxygen (O), and the subscript &#8220;2&#8221; means there are <strong>2 oxygen atoms<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now, to find the total number of atoms in one molecule of acetic acid, we add up the atoms of each element:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 carbon atoms (C)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 hydrogen atoms (H)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 oxygen atoms (O)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding them together:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>2 (carbon) + 4 (hydrogen) + 2 (oxygen) = 8 atoms total<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, acetic acid is composed of 8 atoms in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Why the other answers are incorrect:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A. 6 atoms<\/strong>: This is incorrect because the number of atoms in acetic acid, as calculated above, is 8, not 6.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. 4 atoms<\/strong>: This is incorrect because it underestimates the number of atoms. The molecule contains 2 carbon atoms, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 2 oxygen atoms, totaling 8.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. 3 atoms<\/strong>: This answer is incorrect as well. It significantly undercounts the atoms in the molecule. The correct total is 8 atoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In summary, acetic acid (C\u2082H\u2084O\u2082) consists of <strong>8 atoms<\/strong>: 2 carbon atoms, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 2 oxygen atoms, making the correct answer <strong>B. 8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The formula of acetic acid is C2H4O2. How many atoms is acetic acid composed of? A. 6 B. 8 C. 4 D. 3 The Correct Answer and Explanation is: The correct answer is B. 8. Explanation: Acetic acid has the chemical formula C\u2082H\u2084O\u2082. 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