Hydrolysis of a Carboxylic Acid Ester Using Base Is Called

question 11

Multiple Choice

Hydrolysis of a carboxylic acid ester using base is called

• A)saponification.
• B)decarboxylation.
• C)detoxification.
• D)alcoholysis.
• E)extraction.

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Definitions:

Rejecting

In statistical hypothesis testing, the act of concluding that the null hypothesis is unlikely given the data, often signaled by a test statistic that falls outside a specified significance level.

Type II Error

The error that occurs when a false null hypothesis is not rejected.

False Null Hypothesis

Indicates a situation where the null hypothesis is incorrectly rejected when it is in fact true.

Failing

The condition or process of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, often used in the context of academic performance or machinery operation.