Answer to Question #228665 in Organic Chemistry for Langmia Percy Mull

Question

, The carboxyl group is present in ?

A.     Ethanol

B.     Formic acid

C.     Ethanal

13, The class of alcohol depends only on

A.     The position of the hydroxyl group

B.     Its number of carbon atoms

C.     The number of carbon atoms bonded to the functional group carbon atom

Answer 1

B.     Formic acid

A carboxylic acid is an organic compound that contains the carboxyl functional group. The general formula for a carboxylic acid can be abbreviated as R−COOH.

C. The number of carbon atoms bonded to the functional group carbon atom.

It helps in classification of alcohols as either primary, secondary and tertiary alcohol.

For instances primary alcohol is bonded to 1 carbon, secondary to 2 carbons and tertiary to 3 carbons