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When calcium acetate is distilled, it gives acetonel acetaldehyde.

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To solve the question of what products are formed when calcium acetate is distilled, we will follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the Reactants Calcium acetate is a salt formed from acetic acid and calcium hydroxide. Its chemical formula is \( \text{Ca(C}_2\text{H}_3\text{O}_2\text{)}_2 \) or \( \text{Ca(CH}_3\text{COO)}_2 \). ### Step 2: Write the Reaction When calcium acetate is heated (or distilled), it undergoes thermal decomposition. The general reaction can be represented as: \[ ...
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  3. Aldehydes and ketones undergo nucleophilic/electrophilic addition reac...

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  4. Acetaldehyde reacts with DNP to give orange/black precipitate.

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  5. Aldehydes and ketones react with ammonia derivatives in weakly acidic/...

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  6. The reddish brown precipitate formed in the Fehlings test for aldehyde...

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  7. Iodoform test is given by ethanal OR propanal.

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  8. Aldehydes or ketones are reduced to alkanes/alcohols with NaBH4

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  9. On cooling acetaldehyde with a few drops of conc. H2 SO4 at 0^@ C, the...

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  10. The reaction : CH2 =CH+2 + CO + H2O (steam) overset(H3 PO4 ,Delta )to ...

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  11. During the reaction of carboxylic acid with Na3 CO3the carbon dioxide ...

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  12. pKa value of m-hydroxybenzoic acid is less / more than that of benzoic...

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  13. Carboxylic acids are reduced to alkanes/alcohols with HI, red P.

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  14. When calcium acetate is distilled, it gives acetonel acetaldehyde.

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  15. Formic acid gives/does not give silver mirror with Tollen's reagent.

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  16. Carboxyl group in benzoic acid is o-and plm director.

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  17. o-hydroxybenzoic acid is less/more acidic than p-hydroxy benzoic acid.

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  18. Boiling points of carboxylic acids are less / more than the correspond...

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  19. Chloroacetic acid reacts with KCN followed by acidic hydrolysis to giv...

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