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Write the chemical test to distinguish between formic acid and acetic acid.

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SHARAM PUBLICATION-MONOCARBOXYLIC ACIDS-EXERCISE
  1. CH3COCl+C2H5OH rarr+.

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  2. Fill in the blanks: Amides on reduction with LiAlH4 gives ..........

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  3. Write the chemical test to distinguish between formic acid and acetic ...

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  4. What is Tollen's reagent?What happens when it reacts with formic acid?

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  5. What happens when ethyl acetate is heated with KOH? Give equation.

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  6. How can you obtain acetyl chloride from acetic acid ? Give equation.

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  7. Are the following two compounds same or different ? Justify your answe...

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  8. Identify A ,B, and C and D C2H5COOH overset (NH3) rarr A overset (he...

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  9. How can a carboxylic acid be converted to an aldehyde in two steps?

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  10. What happens when ammonium acetate is heated?

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  11. What happens when acetic acid reacts with ethyl alcohol in presence of...

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  12. What happens when acetic acid reacts with ammonia?

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  13. What is the reaction of formic acid with ammonia cal AgNO3 solution?

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  14. What happens when acetamide is boiled with NaOH solution?

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  15. What happens when acetic acid is treated with ammonia followed by hea...

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  16. What happens when formic acid is treated with Fehling's solution?

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  17. How formic acid can be converted to acetic acid?

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  18. What happens when acetic acid a treated with slaked lime and the produ...

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  19. Formic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid.Explain

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  20. Arrange the following acids in their increasing order of acidity with...

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