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Account for the following:
(i) Chloroacetic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid.
(ii) Trichloroacetic acid is a stronger acid than dichloroacetic acid.
(iii) Fluoroacetic acid is a stronger acid than chloroacetic acid.
(iv) Dichloroacetic acid is a stronger acid than chloroacetic acid.

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  2. Explain the following about acetic acid: (i) Its boiling point is hi...

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  3. Account for the following: (i) Chloroacetic acid is a stronger acid ...

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  4. Formic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. Explain.

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  5. (i) Explain why pK(a) value of chloroacetic acid is lower than pK(a) v...

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  6. Explain why pK(a) of methanoic acid is lower than that of ethanoic aci...

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  7. State reasons for the following: (i) Monochloroethanoic acid has a h...

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  8. Out of methanoic acid and ethanoic acid, which has higher pK(a) value ...

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  9. Justify: Dichloroacetic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid.

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  10. Compare the acid strengths of the following: (i) Formic acid (ii) Ac...

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  12. Although phenoxide ion has more number of resonance structures than ca...

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  13. Why is carboxylic acid a stronger acid than phenol ?

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  14. What happens when acetic acid is treated with (i) NaHCO(3) (ii) Zn m...

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  15. Write balanced chemical equations for the following reactions: (i) T...

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  16. How will you obtain trichloroacetic acid from acetic acid?

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  17. Convert (i) RCOOH to RCOCl (ii) CH(3)CH(2)COOH to CH(3)CH(2)Br.

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  18. What is ammonolysis of esters? Explain.

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  19. What is esterification? Explain the mechanism of esterification of car...

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  20. How will you convert : (i) Benzoic acid to benzaldehyde (ii) Acetoph...

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