Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Carboxylic acids

Carboxylic acids — practice question

An organic compound $X$ has two carbon atoms in every molecule. When $X$ reacts with aqueous sodium carbonate, carbon dioxide is given off. What is compound $X$?

  • Aethanol
  • Bethane
  • C$\text{CH}_2=\text{CH}_2$
  • D$\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}$

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