Carboxylic acids and esters

Question 1

What functional group do carboxylic acids have?

Answer 1

Carboxyl

COOH

Question 2

What is the suffix of a carboxylic acid?

Answer 2

-oic acid

Question 3

What do carboxylic acids do in water?

Answer 3

They partly dissociate

Question 4

What do carboxylic acids dissociate into?

Answer 4

Carboxylate ion

Hydrogen ion

Question 5

What do carboxylic acids produce when they react with a carbonate or a hydrogen carbonate?

Answer 5

Salt
Water
Carbon dioxide

Question 6

What can be seen when carboxylic acids react with a carbonate?

Answer 6

Fizzing as CO2 is produced

Question 7

What is an esterification reaction?

Answer 7

Carboxylic acid and alcohol reacting to form an ester

Question 8

When you draw an ester, where does the first part of it come from?

Answer 8

Carboxylic acid

Question 9

When you draw an ester, where does the second part of it come from?

Answer 9

Alcohol

Question 10

When naming an ester, where does the first part of the name come from?

Answer 10

Alcohol

Question 11

When naming an ester, where does the second part of the name come from?

Answer 11

carboxylic acid

Question 12

Where does the H+ ion catalyst come from when you form an ester?

Answer 12

Strong acid

Question 13

What are examples of strong acids that can be used for an esterification reaction?

Answer 13

Concentrated sulfuric acid
Hydrochloric acid
Phosphoric acid