What is meant by the word weak when it is used to describe acids?
Methanoic acid, $\text{HCO}_2\text{H}$, reacts with magnesium powder. Write the equation for this reaction.
State and explain how the rate of this reaction is altered when the test is repeated with a magnesium ribbon piece that has the same mass as the powder. Keep all other conditions unchanged. Your answer should refer to collisions between particles.
Methanoic acid reacts with propanol, $\text{C}_3\text{H}_7\text{OH}$, to make an ester. Give the name of this ester and draw its structure, showing every atom and every bond.
Name the organic compound that is changed into ethanoic acid during vinegar production.
What kind of chemical reaction is this?
Predict the density of ethanoic acid.
Describe and explain how the boiling point changes as the number of carbon atoms in a molecule increases.