Question

Give one example of monocarboxylic acid.

Answer 1

Monocarboxylic acids are the compounds with one –COOH as their functional group.

They have general formula of ${\mathrm{C}}_{\mathrm{n}}{\mathrm{H}}_{2\mathrm{n}}{\mathrm{O}}_2$.

Example of Monocarboxylic acid:

Ethanoic acid or Acetic Acid - ${\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOH}$