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What are carboxylic acids? - Chemistry

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What are carboxylic acids?

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An organic compound containing the carboxyl group (COOH) is known as a carboxylic acid.

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A

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H - C - C = C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{.............}|\\
\ce{H}\phantom{............}\ce{H}
\end{array}\]

B

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{.......}\ce{H}\phantom{.....}\ce{O}\\
\phantom{.......}|\phantom{.....}//\\
\ce{H - C - C}\\
\phantom{......}|\phantom{.....}\backslash\\
\phantom{...........}\ce{H}\phantom{.....}\ce{O - H}
\end{array}\]

C

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H - C - C - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}
\end{array}\]

D

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{O}\\
\phantom{.......}\backslash\\
\phantom{.........}\ce{H}
\end{array}\]

E

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\\
|\\
\ce{H - C - H}\\
\ce{H}\phantom{....}\phantom{....}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H - C - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}
\end{array}\]

F

\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{C = C}\\
|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}
\end{array}\]

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