Simplest and most informative way to characterize a carboxylic acid is to determine its neutralization equivalent. The number of carboxyl group in the molecule of the following compound is 1.
0.21 gram of an unknown carboxylic acid solid is dissolved completely in ethanol and titrated with 0.1 N NaOH. At the endpoint 18.5 mL NaOH is used.
What is the molecular weight of the unknown?