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Description
At the end of this activity, students should be able to: – describe the general structure of carboxylic acids – name carboxylic acids according to the IUPAC rules – explain how the physical properties of carboxylic acids are a result of the structure of the carboxyl group – explain the acidic properties of carboxylic acids and discuss how the structure of an acid affects its acidic strength – describe the properties of the salts of carboxylic acids and the typical reactions of carboxylic acids – describe preparative methods for carboxylic acids – indicate the natural sources of carboxylic acids.
