Does Vinegar Evaporate?

Does Vinegar Evaporate? When vinegar evaporates, you get vapor of acetic acid as well as water vapor. You can easily smell that the acetic acid evaporates too. “Pure” vinegar evaporates completely, leaving no residue in the bowl. Does vinegar leave a residue when it evaporates? As the vinegar evaporates, both acetic acid vapor and water