Homework Help: chemistry

Posted by Priya on Monday, May 5, 2008 at 1:00am.

Is Sulfuric acid -- H2SO4 ----- a carboxylic acid?

chemistry - Chelsea, Monday, May 5, 2008 at 1:07am
yes
chemistry - Priya, Monday, May 5, 2008 at 1:17am
Is chloroethane an alkane?

Thanks
- chemistry - ~christina~, Monday, May 5, 2008 at 1:58am
  yes it is an alkane...it even has a
  -ane ending.
chemistry - ~christina~, Monday, May 5, 2008 at 1:51am
NO it is NOT a carboxylic acid because instead of a -COOH it has a SOOH
chemistry - DrBob22, Monday, May 5, 2008 at 8:49am
I would call chloroethane an alkyl chloride. If alkanes are defined as hydrocarbons, and this compound also has Cl, then it is not an alkane.
chemistry - ~christina~, Monday, May 5, 2008 at 9:38am
Hm..so then the alkyl halide is a derivative of an alkane. (slaps forehead for forgetting this)
chemistry - DrBob22, Monday, May 5, 2008 at 11:21am
Yes, alkyl halides are made from alkanes (at least they are sometimes).

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