WAEC - Chemistry (1999 - No. 36)
Which of the following compounds reacts with sodium hydroxide to form a salt?
CH 3CH 2COOH
(CH3) 3COH
CH3CH=CH 2
C 6H 12O 6
Explicação
Like aqueous mineral acids, an alkanoic acid like propanoic acid (CH\(_3\)CH\(_2\)COOH) neutralizes a base like NaOH to produce a salt and water only in a NEUTRALIZATION REACTION.