Based on the molecular sketch, and the information in the accompanying table, which of the following best describes the molecule in the sketch?
Amino acids have both an amino group and a carboxyl group in their structure. Which amongst the following is an amino acid ?
(a) Formic acid (b) Glycerol
(c) Glyolic acid (d) Glycine
(a) Describe, giving the equation, a chemical reaction which is characteristic of saturated hydrocarbons (or alkanes). (b) What is an oxidising agent? Name two oxidising agents which can oxidise ethanol to ethanoic acid. (c) Describe one reaction of a carboxylic acid.