Sunday, January 20, 2013

What is a carboxylic acid

Carboxylic acid (carboxyl; carboxyl group)
A carboxylic acid is an organic molecule with a -(C=O)-OH group. The group is also written as -COOH and is called a carboxyl group. The hydrogen on the -COOH group ionizes in water; carboxylic acids are weak acids.

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