Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids.
The functional group characteristic of carboxylic acids, consisting of a carbonyl group (C=O) and a hydroxyl group (O-H) attached to the same carbon atom.
Carboxyl group (-COOH) appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Qualitative Analysis, Hydrocarbons and Polymers, especially Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids and Oxidation of Ethanol.
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