2. What functional group(s) do methyl 2-hydroxylethanoate contains?
I think it contains hydroxyl group, ester group and carbonyl group but i am told that the compound does not contain a carbonyl group
3. From my textbook, among all dissolved substances in sea water, 68% of them is NaCl,14.6% is MgCl2, 11.4% is Na2SO4, 3.1% is CaCl2 while remaining 2.9% is some other salts
Why don't calcium ions in sea water combine with sulphate ions and form precipitate? Is it because that the concentration of calcium sulphate formed is so low that they can be dissolved?
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In my textbook, it says that all metals from potassium to lead can react with dilute hydrochloric acid except aluminium, is that a mistake?