Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Carboxylic acids

Carboxylic acids — practice question

Several characteristics of an organic compound, J, are given. J is liquid at room temperature. It dissolves in water. When a solution of J is added to calcium carbonate, carbon dioxide is produced. A solution of J has a pH of $3$. In which homologous series does J belong?

  • Aalkane
  • Balkene
  • Calcohol
  • Dcarboxylic acid

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