Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids.
The negative ion (e.g., RCOO⁻) that forms when a carboxylic acid loses its hydrogen ion.
Carboxylate ion appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Qualitative Analysis, Hydrocarbons and Polymers, especially Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids and Carboxylic Acid Properties.
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