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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper IV: General Studies II · Question 27 of 200

Q27
General ScienceChemistry
Vinegar is a dilute solution of
  1. a.ethyl alcohol
  2. b.acetic acid
  3. c.formic acid
  4. d.vanadium

Answer: (B) acetic acid

Vinegar is about 5–8% acetic (ethanoic) acid in water, made by bacterial oxidation of ethyl alcohol. Ethyl alcohol is the starting material, not vinegar itself; formic acid occurs in ant stings, and vanadium is a metal.

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