carboxyllic acids

Question 1

What do carboxylic acids form in water?

Answer 1

carbonate and H+ ions

Question 2

why can only smaller carboxylic acids hydrogen bond to water molecules

Answer 2

have shorter non-polar chain so does not affect solubility until chain is too long, so solubility reduces and h-bond has little effect on solubility

Question 3

what make carboxullic acid more stable

Answer 3

delocalisation