carboxylic acids

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  • carboxylic acids
    • industry
      • longer chains of carbon atoms- soaps and detergents
      • preparation of esters
      • ethanoic acids- solvent for organic molecules but makes solution acidic
    • acids
      • ethanoic acid made by oxidising ethanol. microbes e.g yeast make ethanol ferment. ethanol oxidised by using oxidising agents
      • ethanoic acid- dissolved in water- makes vinegar. used for flavouring + preserving foods.
        • citric acid- in oranges/ lemons. to make fizzy drinks/ get rid of scale
    • reactions
      • react with carbonates to produce a salt, water and co2
        • dissolve in water to produce acidic solutions. When dissolve will ionise + release H+ ions. Make solution acidic
          • don't ionise completely so form weak acidic solutions. so have higher ph  (less acidic) than aq solutions of same concentration
      • salts formed in reactions end in -anote
      • ethanoic acid + sodium carbonate -> sodium ethanoate + water + carbon dioxide
    • -anoic acid
    • -COOH functional group

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