Vinegar is a dilute solution of ethanoic acid in water.
4.34 - 4.37 From wine to vinegar Carboxylic acids are a homologous series of compounds with the functional group -CO2H. They are all organic acids and are regarded as weak acids which means they do not ionise completely in solution. Carboxylic acids are formed when alcohols are oxidised by the air or by using an appropriate ox...