Organic ChemistryLow Exam FrequencyAQA

Carboxylic Acids

Revise Carboxylic Acids in Organic Chemistry for GCSE Chemistry with 20 exam-style questions and 15 flashcards. This topic appears less often, but it can still pick up marks when it appears in mixed-topic papers.

Sample Flashcards

What are carboxylic acids?
Organic compounds containing the -COOH carboxyl functional group
What is the formula of ethanoic acid?
CH₃COOH

Sample Questions

What is the functional group present in all carboxylic acids?

  • A. -OH
  • B. C=C
  • C. -COOH
  • D. C=O only
1 markfoundation

Explain why carboxylic acids are described as weak acids.

2 marksstandard

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