Carboxylic Acids

What is injected into your skin when bitten by a fire ant?

• Hydrochloric acid

• Citric acid

• Formic acid

• Acetylsalicylic acid

What is the functional group present in carboxylic acids?

• Carboxyl group

• Amino group

• Hydroxyl group

• Carbonyl group

What is the correct IUPAC name for acetic acid?

• Butanoic acid

• Ethanoic acid

• Propanoic acid

• Methanoic acid

Why do carboxylic acids have high boiling points?

• They have low molecular weight

• They are nonpolar

• They form hydrogen bonds

• They have weak Van der Waals forces

What happens to the solubility of carboxylic acids as the carbon chain length increases?

• It remains the same

• It becomes zero

• It decreases

• It increases