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What is the second member of the carboxylic acid series?


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Carboxylic acid:

  • Carboxylic acids are those hydrocarbons that contain a carboxyl functional group, COOH are called carboxylic acids.
  • A large number of carboxylic acids are found in nature.

Homologous series

  • Homologous series refers to a set of organic compounds that have similar structural properties but differ from adjacent members by the -CH2 group.
  • They have the same general formula and share the same functional group; therefore, their chemical characteristics are similar, but their physical properties differ due to differences in mass.

The second member of the carboxylic acid series:

  • The first member of the carboxylic acid series is methanoic acidHCOOH.
  • The second member of the carboxylic acid series is Ethanoic acidCH3COOH.
  • The common name of ethanoic acid is acetic acid.

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