THEY REACT LIKE ANY OTHER ACID WITH CARBONATES TO PRODUCE CARBON DIOXIDE
THE SALTS FORMED IN THIS REACTION END IN '-ANOATE'
EG. ETHANOIC ACID WILL FORM ETHANOATE
ethanoic acid + sodium carbonate ---------> carbon dioxide + sodium ethanoate
Carboxylic acids dissolve in water to produce acidic solutions.
They ionise and release H+ ions which makes the soloution acidic.
But because they dont ionise completly they make a weak acidic solution.
This means they have a hight pH level than aqueous soloutions of strong acids with the same concentration.
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