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

Carboxylic acids and derivatives — practice question

At room temperature, propanoic acid was allowed to react so that sodium propanoate was formed. No gas was given off in the reaction. What could the propanoic acid have reacted with?

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

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