is sodium acetate and sodium ethanoate the same Share with your friends Share 0 Akanksha Jain answered this Yes, they both are same compounds. 2 View Full Answer Aashu Ks answered this No., Sodium acetate - C2H3NaO2 Sodium ethonate- CH3COONa 0 Sagar answered this it is same 2 Aashu Ks answered this sorry. , these are same. -1 Sanaya Irani answered this yes they are same....sodium acetate is common name of sodium ethanoate...and, C2H3NaO2 & CH3COOH both compounds are same..... -1