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| The carboxylic acid has a formula R-COOH and a structure that involves the [[Carbon|carbon sharing]] a double bond with an [[Oxygen|oxygen]] molecule and another bond joining the [[Carbon|carbon]] group to a OH group made up of [[Oxygen|oxygen]] bound to [[Hydrogen|hydrogen]]. This [[Carboxyl_group|carboxyl group]] is always found at the end of the [[molecule|molecule]]. In [[water|water]] a carboxylic acid will partially dissociate into carboxylate ions and H<sup>+</sup> ions. A carboxylic acid can be obtained by oxidising an [[aldehyde|aldehyde]].
| | See [[Carboxylic_acid_(COOH)|Carboxylic acid]] |
Latest revision as of 08:22, 14 November 2015