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A student claims that a given unknown is a carboxylic acid, because it is soluble in...

A student claims that a given unknown is a carboxylic acid, because it is soluble in water, 10% NaOH, and 10% NaHCO3. Critique this conclusion.

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as carboxylic acid is a strong acid it will be soluble in both strong alkali (NaOH) and weak alkali (NaHCO3). therefore the statement is correct.

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