level: carboxylic acids
Questions and Answers List
level questions: carboxylic acids
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| draw the first 4 carboxylic acids | . |
| what is the functional group of carboxylic acids | COOH |
| why are carboxylic acids known as weak acids | they don't fully ionise/ only partially ionise in aqueous solutions |
| write the equation for ethanoic acid in aqueous solution giving charges and state symbols | . |
| finish the equation | . |
| finish the equation | . |
| what do you get when you react a carboxylic acid with an alcohol | an ester and water |
| complete this equation involving the catalyst | . |
| what type of reaction is carboxylic acids and alcohol | a reversible reaction |