Are you sure of the conventional name?
Chemistry
Level
1
What is the other name for methanoic acid?
Stearic acid
Acetic acid
Formic acid
Citric acid
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1 solution
The common name of an organic hydrocarbon with a functional group in some cases is followed by suffix "form" when it is the first member of the respective homologous series. And for the second member the suffix is "Acet".
In this case methanoic acid is the first member of the carboxylic acid homologous series due to which its ccommon name is "form - ic acid".