In What Form(s) Will a Carboxylic Acid, RCOOH, Be Present

question 113

Multiple Choice

In what form(s) will a carboxylic acid, RCOOH, be present if the pH of an aqueous solution is adjusted to be very much higher than the pK_a of the acid?

• A) primarily as RCOOH (aq)
• B) primarily as RCOO− (aq)
• C) equal amounts of (a) and (b)
• D) neither (a) nor (b)

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