Organic Chemistry · Chapter 8: Carboxylic Acids

Question

In a micelle, the polar heads face ____.

Answer

In a micelle, the polar heads face outward, where they can be solvated by water.
lipidsinwater: In a micelle, the polar heads face outward, where they can be solvated by water.
Note: This process, called saponification, occurs by mixing fatty acids with lye (sodium or potassium hydroxide), resulting in the formation of a salt that we know as soap.
Synonyms: Glycerin & Glycerol are the same thing.
Fun Fact: Lye is symbolic for some sort of Metal Hydroxide, NaOH or KOH: Sodium Hydroxide or Potassium Hydroxide.

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A carboxylic acid contains both a ____ group, bonded to the same carbon.

Carboxylic acids are named by adding the suffix ____ to the parent root when the carboxylic acid is the highest-priority functional group.

The same common-name prefixes are used for both aldehydes and carboxylic acids: ____ for three.

Cyclic carboxylic acids are named by listing the cycloalkane with the suffix ____.

Salts of carboxylic acids are named beginning with the cation, followed by the name of the acid with the ending ____ replacing – oic acid .

____, followed by the name of the acid with the ending – oate replacing – oic acid .

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