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Compare the acid strengths of the following:
(i) Formic acid (ii) Acetic acid (iii) Benzoic acid.

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PRADEEP-ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS -ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. State reasons for the following: (i) Monochloroethanoic acid has a h...

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

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

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

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  5. Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their acidity: ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  12. What is ammonolysis of esters? Explain.

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

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

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  15. Write the products of the following reactions: (i) CH(3)COONa overse...

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  16. What happens when: (i) sodium acetate is heated with soda-lime (ii) ...

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  17. Write short notes on the following: (i) Kolbe's electrolytic reactio...

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  18. How can a phenol be distinguished from a carboxylic acid?

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  19. If formic acid, acetic acid, propanoic acid and benzoic acid is mixed ...

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  20. Give two uses each of methanoic acid and ethanoic acid.

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