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vitfil [10]
3 years ago
5

Both formic acid and carbonic acid contain two hydrogen atoms. Why is the chemical formula of formic acid written HCHO₂ (with th

e two hydrogen atoms listed separately), while the chemical formula of carbonic acid is written H₂CO₃ (with the two hydrogen atoms written together)?
Please explain!
Chemistry
1 answer:
alukav5142 [94]3 years ago
3 0

That is because one of the Hydrogens of Formic acid is a part of the functional group (COOH). so to make sure the reader understands that, they second H is written separately

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