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Which of the following compounds is a carboxylic acid?
Which of the following compounds is a carboxylic acid?
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Which of the following compounds is a carboxylic acid?
CH3-CH2-CHO
CH3-COOH
CH3-CH2-OH
CH3-CO-CH3
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CH3-COOH is a carboxylic acid because it contains the -COOH functional group.
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Q: Which of the following compounds is a carboxylic acid?
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CH3-COOH is a carboxylic acid because it contains the -COOH functional group.
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Step 1: Understand what a carboxylic acid is. A carboxylic acid is a compound that contains a specific group of atoms called the -COOH group.
Step 2: Look at the compound CH3-COOH. This compound has the -COOH group attached to it.
Step 3: Identify the -COOH group in CH3-COOH. The 'C' in -COOH is connected to an 'O' (oxygen) and an 'OH' (hydroxyl group).
Step 4: Confirm that since CH3-COOH has the -COOH group, it is classified as a carboxylic acid.
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