NEETChemistryCarboxylic Acid Derivatives
What is the significance of the reaction of carboxylic acids with carbonates and hydrogen carbonates?
Options
- AIt produces salts.
- BIt forms covalent bonds.
- CIt evolves carbon dioxide.
- DIt evolves hydrogen gas.
Correct answer
C. It evolves carbon dioxide.
Step-by-step solution
The reaction of carboxylic acids with carbonates and hydrogen carbonates is significant because it evolves carbon dioxide, which can be used to detect the presence of a carboxyl group in an organic compound.