Properties of carboxylic acids
Properties of carboxylic acids
Real World
Ethanoic acid in Sarson's malt vinegar (about 5% concentration) is weak enough to flavour fish and chips safely, yet acidic enough to descale a kettle overnight by reacting with calcium carbonate deposits.
Exam Focus
Always write 'partial dissociation' and include the equilibrium arrow (⇌) when describing carboxylic acids as weak acids.
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