Answer:
a. Sodium cyclopentanecarboxylate
b. No reaction
Explanation:
In this case, in the cyclopentanecarboxylic acid we have a carboxylic acid functional group. Therefore we have an "acid". The acids by definition have the ability to produce hydronium ions ([tex]H^+[/tex]).
With this in mind, for molecule a. we will have an acid-base reaction, because NaOH is a base. When we put together an acid and a base we will have as products a salt and water. In this case, the products are Sodium cyclopentanecarboxylate (the salt) and water.
For the second molecule, we have the hydronium ion ([tex]H^+[/tex]). This ion can not react with an acid. Because, the acid will produce the hydronium ion also, so a reaction between these compounds is not possible.
See figure 1
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