The skeletal structure of $CH_{3}COOH$ as shown below is incorrect because some of the bonds are represented wrongly. Write the correct Lewis structure for acetic acid.

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(N/A) In the given structure,the carbon atom is shown to have five bonds,which is incorrect as carbon is tetravalent. The correct Lewis structure for acetic acid $(CH_{3}COOH)$ involves a double bond between the carbonyl carbon and the oxygen atom,and a single bond between the carbonyl carbon and the hydroxyl oxygen. The correct structure is:
$H_{3}C-C(=O)OH$

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