Vinegar is greyish in colour with a particular taste. Explain.

Complete:

(a) Vinegar is prepared by the bacterial oxidation of ……………

(b) The organic acid present in vinegar is ……………

(c) The next higher homologue of ethanoic acid is ……………

What do you notice when acetic acid reacts with

(a) litmus

(b) metals

(c) alkalies

(d) alcohol

Acetic acid is a typical acid. Write one equation in each case for its reaction with

(a) a metal

(b) a base/alkali

(c) a carbonate

(d) a bicarbonate