carboxylic acids Flashcards
what is there functional group
-COOH
carboxyl group
List the first 4 carboxylic acids
methanoic acid
ethanoic acid
propanoic acid
butanoic acid
why are carboxylic acids described as weak acids?
All carboxylic acids are weak acids. Weak acids do not fully ionise in water. This means that weak acids don’t release all their hydrogen ions
carboxylic acid + metal carbonate=
salt + water + carbon dioxide
ethanoic acid + potassium carbonate=
potassium ethanoate + water + carbon dioxide
how are carboxylic acids made?
take an alcohol (butanol) and oxidise it using a oxidising agent which adds an oxygen resulting in ac carboxylic acid (butanoic acid)
what will butanoic acid ionise into (2 marks)
Butanoic acid will ionise into a butanoate ion and a hydrogen ion.
Finish the word equations
- Carboxylic acid + metal ➔
- Carboxylic acid + metal oxide ➔
- Carboxylic acid + metal hydroxide ➔
- Carboxylic acid + metal carbonate➔
- Carboxylic acid + metal ➔ salt + hydrogen
- Carboxylic acid + metal oxide ➔ salt + water
- Carboxylic acid + metal hydroxide ➔ salt + water
- Carboxylic acid + metal carbonate ➔ salt + water + carbon dioxide
What is the general formula for carboxylic acids?
CnH2n+1COOH
formula of methanoic acid
HCOOH
formula of ethanoic acid
CH3COOH
formula of propanoic acid
CH3CH2COOH
formula of butanoic acid
CH3CH2CH2COOH
Ethanoic acid + ethanol →
Ethanoic acid + ethanol → ethyl ethanoate + water
when carboxylic acids react with water what Ph do the dissolved solutions have
acidic