In the case of formic acid, a hydrogen is in the place of the
R. The R can be a hydrogen or any alkyl group.
Andy Glandon
On Tue, 24 Sep 1996 slaughjm@PLU.edu wrote:
> I asked why Formic Acid is a Carboxylic Acid since it has no R group
> attached to the carboxyl group and forgot to put my name.
> Julie Slaughter
> slaughjm
>