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The higher boiling points of carboixylic...

The higher boiling points of carboixylic acida are:

A

their acidic nature

B

intermolecular hydrogen bonding

C

their dimerisation

D

both (b) and (c)

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  2. Which of the following is isobutyric acid?

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  5. The acidic nature of the carboxylic acids is due to:

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  6. Formic acid is not a representative member of the carboxylic acids bec...

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  7. Which of the following will not undergo HVZ reaction?

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  8. The IUPAC name of caproic acid is:

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  13. Some carboxylic acids and their IUPAC names are given below. Which of ...

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  15. Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

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  18. The compound B is : CH(3)CH(2)COOH overset(Cl(2))underset(red P)rarr...

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