Chemistry GCSE

Carboxylic acids

What Carboxylic acids means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.

Definition of Carboxylic acids

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Compounds that contain the –COOH group, from which alcohols are distinguished.

AQA · Alcohols (study guide)

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Alcohols (AQA GCSE)

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