Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Carboxylic acids

Carboxylic acids — practice question

Which statement concerning ethanoic acid is correct?

  • AEthanoic acid can be made by the catalysed addition of steam to ethene.
  • BPropanoic acid can react with ethanoic acid to produce an ester.
  • CSolutions of $1.0\,\text{mol dm}^{-3}$ ethanoic acid and $1.0\,\text{mol dm}^{-3}$ hydrochloric acid will react with magnesium at equal rates.
  • DThe formula of ethanoic acid is $\text{CH}_3\text{CO}_2\text{H}$.

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