Carboxylic Acids
Carboxylic Acids: Overview
This topic discusses the classification of carboxylic acids. We will study the structure and preparation of acetic acid as well. It also highlights the physical and chemical properties of acetic acid along with their different uses.
Important Questions on Carboxylic Acids
The general formula could be for open chain

Ethanoic acid reacts with sodium bicarbonate to form

Name the functional group present in the following compound:
CH3CH2CH2COOH

Reaction with sodium hydrogen carbonate can be used to distinguish between

The vapour density of an organic compound is 30. The organic compound can be


Which of the following substance can be helpful in making distinction between ethanoic acid and ethanol?

A substance having formula turns blue litmus red and gives brisk effervescence with sodium hydrogen carbonate. The compound is

Which of the following gases is produced on heating gram each of sodium acetate and sodalime in a hard glass boiling tube?



The gas liberated when ethanoic acid reacts with sodium metal is identified by the pop sound when burning split is brought near it. The gas is:


The gas released when ethanoic acid reacts with sodium metal is

Write the chemical equation for the reaction of ethanoic acid with sodium metal.

Ethanoic acid was added in drops to water and it was noticed that:



What is the common name of ethanoic acid?

The second Homologue of mono carboxylic acid is:
