Annie Termaat and Christopher Talbot Solutions for Chapter: Does Organic Chemistry Mean We Can Make Any Substance We Want?, Exercise 11: ACTIVITY: Reflecting on carboxylic acids

List the first six compounds in carboxylic acids in homologous series.

Formulate equations to show the reactions between ethanoic acid $\left({\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOH}\right)$ and magnesium, calcium oxide, sodium carbonate, and sodium hydroxide.

During the$19$ century, 'vinegar plants' were added to fermenting fruit in water or fruit juice to produce vinegar in the home. These organisms need to be kept in the dark and need oxygen. Identify the type of organism that the 'vinegar plant' actually was.