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Acetic acid · C2H4O2

Acetic acid: formula C2H4O2, atom count, element breakdown and calculated molar mass.

CompoundC2H4O2
C2H4O2
Molar mass60.052 g/mol
Atoms8
Elements3
H
Hydrogen
4 × 1.008 · 6.71%
4.0320
C
Carbon
2 × 12.011 · 40.00%
24.0220
O
Oxygen
2 × 15.999 · 53.28%
31.9980

The formula C2H4O2 contains 8 atoms in total. Numbers after element symbols show how many atoms of each element are present.

Molar mass is the sum of the contributions shown above. The percentages show how much each element contributes to the total mass.