the funtional group present ina treatment with saturated soln of NaHCO3?

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hydroxyl group, carbonalkoxyl group, carbonyl group, carboxyl group. pick one

2006-09-20 06:23:32 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics

That would be the hydroxyl group: OH-

NaHCO3 is Sodium bicarbonate

2006-09-20 06:41:25 · answer #1 · answered by Favoured 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Actually the HCO3- is the conjugate base of a weak acid, H2CO3. Thus OH- predominates.

2006-09-20 06:49:07 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋