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Question
Write the IUPAC names, common names and formulae of the first two members of the homologous series of carboxylic acids.
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Solution
The IUPAC names, common names and formula for the first two members of the homologous series of carboxylic acid are:
1) IUPAC name: Methanoic acid; Common name: Formic acid; Formula: HCOOH
2) IUPAC name: Ethanoic acid; Common name: Acetic acid; Formula: CH3COOH
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