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Revision as of 13:49, 17 January 2019
Key Stage 4
Meaning
Carboxylic Acids are organic compounds with a Carbon atom which has a double bonds to an Oxygen atom and a single bond to an OH group. The general formula is CnH2nO2.
About Carboxylic Acids
- Carboxylic Acids are a homologous series of organic compounds.
- The functional group of the Carboxylic Acids is the double bond between a Carbon atom and an Oxygen atom and the single bond to an OH group.
- Carboxylic Acids are long chains of Carbon atoms covalently bonded together with the the final Carbon atom in the chain as a COOH group.
Examples
| Methanoic Acid | Ethanoic Acid | Propanoic Acid | Butanoic Acid | |
| Chemical Formula | CH2O2 | C2H4O2 | C3H6O2 | C4H8O2 |
| Structural Formula | CHOOH | CH3COOH | CH3CH2COOH | CH3CH2CH2COOH |
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