What scientific name does the main component of vinegar have?

Correct answer: Acetic Acid

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Elfcounsel
Elfcounsel
penawareof, I am English and we just have to have it on our chips. (French fries to you Yanks.) Forget ketchup.
MeemawSauce5457
MeemawSauce5457
Player #3129837, I use acetic acid every day . It is part of my job at a metal finishing industry to balance the pH of the tanks. Wow, that is one way to wake you up in the a.m.🙄
jerezaa
jerezaa
balsamic vinegar makes everything taste better.
Player #3129837
Player #3129837
I find vinegar indispensable
penawareof
penawareof
Love vinegar on salads and subs.
Frugal Fred
Frugal Fred
Soak your feet fortnightly in a bowl of water containing a tumbler full of vinegar with a dash of shampoo and say goodbye to hard skin on your feet.
Player Elf Counsel
Player Elf Counsel
penawareof, We English have to have vinegar on our chips.
Ashant Of Downs Of M
Ashant Of Downs Of M
Great for treatment of skin and nail fungus
Player #17763543
Player #17763543
Am I the only one who wonders how something that is only 5-20% acetic acid (95-80% water) doesn't have water as the major component?
ProudCanadian
ProudCanadian
I love vinegar on my fries but it has to be malt or cider vinegar. Most restaurants here only have white vinegar. Not nearly as tasty.
Player #83925953
Player #83925953
I mix vinegar and baking soda to clean up the burnt on stuff from my pots and pans. Great chemical reaction.
BenThomWood
BenThomWood
I remember getting my scientist badge when in the scouts & my Old Man was a Regular Instructor. He helped me with identifying this acid during the section I attended. Never forgot it!
Davo
Davo
I’ve been having a spoonful of cider vinegar every morning, for years now. It promotes good gut bacteria for general health.
baymax
baymax
Elfcounsel, yes me too, no Tom ketchup for me, thou mayonnaise is quite nice too
Player #41749672
Player #41749672
Fredx, thanks
Laurie
Laurie
I read you can boil vinegar down and kill weeds with it. a lot healthier than other herbicides!
Nancie1967
Nancie1967
Player #27643412, you can just add a little citrus essential oil to vinegar and it's the same thing.
slomogeo
slomogeo
Elfcounsel, canadians too(not sure)
Player #27643412
Player #27643412
I buy cleaning vinegar cheap as, does a great job on the tiles floors & in the bathroom, good stuff..
M Adaan❣🔥
M Adaan❣🔥
Elfcounsel, how u prepared fries with vinegar
Glänzendmir2825✨
Glänzendmir2825✨
Proud to be a science student.... #nothingimpossible
EcoGal
EcoGal
My chemistry class from decades ago serves me well.
gee
gee
all purpose acid.apple with vinegar
Trace
Trace
add 3 caps to water great for cleaning windows
OccasionalBacking7
OccasionalBacking7
will suck the calcium out of your bones
Toisha
Toisha
Elfcounsel, I'm a Canadian and I have to have vinegar on my fries. But I usually have ketchup too. I love them together.
Player #11285701
Player #11285701
Player Mz. Peggy, wow I did not know that!
LateralRendering3
LateralRendering3
LittleDucky52, every body has a septic tank in the city it goes into a pipe line in the country it goes to a tank under ground they are both known as septic tanks
Pimpao +
Pimpao +
Powerful anti histamine for all types of bites and colour fixing agent a thru secret agent for in-house remedies
BlueQ
BlueQ
penawareof, and French fries!! Yum!!
LaQuiz
LaQuiz
I haved used vinegar to clean the septic tank of my toilet and my coffee pot. It works great!