Tests For Functional Groups Flashcards
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Test for carboxylic acids
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Unknown sample + sodium carbonate —> fizzing then put bubbles in lime water, goes cloudy then CO2 has been produced so that means carboxylic acid was present
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Test for carboxylic acids
Unknown sample + sodium carbonate —> fizzing then put bubbles in lime water, goes cloudy then CO2 has been produced so that means carboxylic acid was present