Formic acid has the chemical formula HCOOH. It is a colorless liquid that has a density of

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Formic acid has the chemical formula HCOOH. It is a colorless liquid that has a density of 1.220 g/mL. 

(a) The carbon atom in formic acid is bound to one H and both O’s. Draw the Lewis structure for formic acid, showing resonance if present. 

(b) Formic acid can react with NaOH in aqueous solution to produce the formate ion, HCOO-. Write the balanced chemical equation for this reaction. 

(c) Draw the Lewis structure of the formate ion, showing resonance if present. 

(d) How many milliliters of a 0.100 M solution of NaOH would it take to completely react with 0.785 mL of formic acid?

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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0134414232

14th Edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, H. LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward, Matthew Stoltzfus

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