[choti]

Hello!

I am writing the Lewis Structure diagram for CH₃COOH.

I wrote it like this:



but the answer key has:



Are both correct?

[sjb]

Hello!

I am writing the Lewis Structure diagram for CH₃COOH.

I wrote it like this:



but the answer key has:



Are both correct?

If indeed you were asked for the diagram for CH₃COOH, then there is a clue in the fact you have a CH₃ and similar groups mentioned. If however it was C₂H₄O₂ you were asked for, you may have a case. Note that carbon-carbon double bonds linked directly to a hydroxyl group are generally unstable though.

[choti]

Hello!

I am writing the Lewis Structure diagram for CH₃COOH.

I wrote it like this:



but the answer key has:



Are both correct?

If indeed you were asked for the diagram for CH₃COOH, then there is a clue in the fact you have a CH₃ and similar groups mentioned. If however it was C₂H₄O₂ you were asked for, you may have a case. Note that carbon-carbon double bonds linked directly to a hydroxyl group are generally unstable though.

Thank you very much, sjb! I appreciate your help so much!