Why are carboxylic acids called weak acids? Name the alcohol which produces methanoic acid on oxidation.
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Unlike mineral acids, the carboxylic acids (of the form RCOOH) do not completely ionise. They partially ionise to give H+ and RCOO-. Therefore they are called weak acids. Methanol on oxidation in the presence of a strong oxidising agent like alkaline KMnO4 produces methanoic acid.
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Unlike mineral acids, the carboxylic acids (of the form RCOOH) do not completely ionise. They partially ionise to give H+ and RCOO-. Therefore they are called weak acids. Methanol on oxidation in the presence of a strong oxidising agent like alkaline KMnO4 produces methanoic acid.
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