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oxacids and carboxylic acids
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 4:34 pm
by MariaJohn1D
What is the difference between oxoacids and carboxylic acids?
Re: oxacids and carboxylic acids
Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 8:35 pm
by Chem_Mod
Carboxylic acids are a specific type of oxoacid. Oxoacids are any acid containing an acidic proton bound to an oxygen.
A carboxylic acid is usually written ending in COOH.
CH3COOH is a carboxylic acid and an oxoacid.
H2SO4 is an oxoacid but not a carboxylic acid.
Re: oxacids and carboxylic acids
Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2018 5:23 pm
by Moris 1H
Would we just need to distinguish between them for the final?
Re: oxacids and carboxylic acids
Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2018 9:23 pm
by Danny Elias Dis 1E
Are any carboxylic acids polyprotic?
Re: oxacids and carboxylic acids
Posted: Mon Dec 03, 2018 10:52 am
by Nicklas_Wright_1A
I think it is probably possible for a carboxylic acid to be polyprotic. I don't see any reason why not.
Re: oxacids and carboxylic acids
Posted: Fri Dec 07, 2018 1:15 pm
by Madelyn Romberg 1H
Carboxylic acids are common of organic chemistry whereas oxacids will appear in general chemistry (with metals)