Trans-Butenedioic Acid Paper

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In this experiment we investigated the physical and chemical properties of cis-butenedioic (maleic acid) and trans-butenedioic (fumeric acid) isomers. We used pH paper to determine the difference in pH between the two, water to determine the solubility of each and added a magnesium strip to each in order to determine the reactivity of each isomer. The results that we determined by this experiment is that Maleic acid is more acidic, pH of 1, than Fumeric acid, pH of 2; we found that Maleic acid was more soluble than Fumeric acid considering that the Fumeric acid did not dissolve in the water at all noticeable; Maleic acid had a much high reactivity with the Magnesium strip showing a large amount of bubbling when it was added while Fumeric acid

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