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Formic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. Explain.

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DINESH PUBLICATION-CARBOXYLIC ACIDS -QUESTIONS FROM BOARD EXAMINATIONS
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  2. How are following conversions carried out ? Ethyl cyanide to ethanoi...

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

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  4. How will you convert acetic acid into ethylamine ?

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  5. What happens when : (i) Formic acid reacts with conc H(2)SO(4). (i...

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  6. Write IUPAC names of :

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  7. How will you convert (i) Ethanal to 2-hydroxypropanoic acid. (ii) ...

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  8. Why is ethanal soluble in water ?

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  9. Give two chemical tests to distinguish between benzaldehyde and benzoi...

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

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  11. Write chemical equation to illustrate Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction.

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  12. The IUPAC name of (CH(3))(2) CHCOOH is:

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  13. How will you convert benzoic acid into benzene ?

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  14. Complete the following reactions : (i) R-CH(2)COOHoverset(X(2)//"Red...

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  15. How will you convert benzoic acid into benzaldehyde ?

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  16. Name the reagents used in the following reactions ?

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  17. How will your convert: (i) Acetic acid to methane (ii) Benzoic aci...

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  18. Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of acidic strength...

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  19. Give a suitable example of H.V.Z. reaction.

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  20. Arrange the following in increasing order of acidic strength : (CH(3...

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