Carboxylic Acids

Boiling points of carboxylic acids is higher than those of corresponding alcohols.

Is the above statement True or False?

• True

• False

Which is the correct IUPAC name of the following compound?

• A. 2-hydroxybutanoic acid

• B. 3-hydroxybutanoic acid

• C. 2-hydroxypropanoic acid

• D. 1-carboxypropan-2-ol

Reaction of a carboxylic acid and sodium hydroxide will produce:

• a substituted ammonium salt

• a substituted carbonate salt

• a substituted water

• a substituted carboxylates

Which compound has the highest boiling point?

• Butane
• Dimethyl ether
• Propan-1-ol
• Acetic acid

Which of these molecules are named ethanoic acid

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What is the characteristic functional group of carboxylic acids?

• Carbonyl

• Hydroxyl

• Carbon

• Carboxyl

What is the suffix for carboxylic acids?

• -ic acid

• -oic acid

• -oic

name this:
HCOOH

• methanol
• methanoic acid
• methyl methanoate

2-propanol heated with conc. H₂SO₄ produced

• propanoic acid

• propane

• propene

• propanal

Tags

NGSS.HS-PS1-5

The name of this compound is:

• heptan-2-one
• 2-hexanone
• 2-heptanone
• pentan-2-one