classification of carboxylic acid
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Answer: Carboxylic acids are classified according to the substituent that is bonded to the carboxyl carbon: Aliphatic acids have an alkyl group bound to the carboxyl group. An aromatic acid has an aryl group bound to the carboxyl group. The simplest acid is formic acid.
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Types of carboxylic acid is acetis acid, acrylic acid, adipic acid, citric acid, ect.
alkanes are methanoic acid HCOOH
ethanoic acid CH3COOH
proponoic acid C2H5COOH
butanoic acid C3H7COOH
carboxylic acids are soluble in water.
carboxylic acid do not dimedimerise in water but forms hydrogen bondsbonds with water.
carboxylic acids are polar and due to the presence of the hydroxyl in the carboxyl group they are able to form hydrogen bonds with water molecules
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