Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Carboxylic acids and derivatives

Carboxylic acids and derivatives — practice question

Propanoic acid is reacted with reagent X at room temperature. The reaction gives sodium propanoate as the organic product. No gas is given off in this reaction. What could reagent X be?

  • A$\text{NaHCO}_3\text{(aq)}$
  • B$\text{NaOH(aq)}$
  • C$\text{Na}_2\text{CO}_3\text{(aq)}$
  • D$\text{Na}_2\text{SO}_4\text{(aq)}$

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