Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Carboxylic acids

Carboxylic acids — practice question

Which of these statements about ethanoic acid is correct?

  • AEthanol is reduced by bacteria to produce ethanoic acid.
  • BEthanoic acid reacts with magnesium to produce a salt of formula $\text{CH}_3\text{COOMg$.
  • CEthanoic acid and methanol react in the presence of an acid catalyst to produce ethyl methanoate.
  • DEthanol reacts with acidified aqueous potassium manganate(VII) to produce ethanoic acid.

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