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Compare the acid strengths of the following:
Formic acid and acetic acid

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ICSE-ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS-EXERCISE (PART-II DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS) ( SHORT QUESTIONS)
  1. Complete the following equations: C(6)H(5)COOH+SOCl(2)to

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  2. Complete the following equations: CH(3)CObarO+H(2)Ooverset("electrol...

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  3. Compare the acid strengths of the following: Formic acid and acetic...

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  4. Compare the acid strengths of the following: Acetic acid and propano...

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  5. Compare the acid strengths of the following: Benzoic acid and formic...

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  6. Giving an appropriate example, explain how the presence of a substitue...

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  7. How can ethanoic acid converted into propanoic acid and vice versa?

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  8. How will you explain that formic acid is stronger than acetic acid?

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  9. Chloroacetic acid has lower pK(a) value than acetic acid.

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  10. Carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than aldehydes, ketones an...

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  11. Electrophilic substitution in benzoic acid takes place at meta positio...

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  12. Write short notes on : Decarboxylation of acids

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  13. Explain why carboxylic acids are stronger acids than phenols.

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  14. Give a brief account of HVZ reaction.

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  15. How will you get acetone from acetic acid?

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  16. Carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than aldehydes, ketones an...

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  17. Arrange the following compounds in increasing order of their acid stre...

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  18. (a) Arrange the following in an increasing order of their indicated p...

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  19. What is Tollens' reagent ? How can acetaldehyde and acetone be disting...

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  20. Which one between HCHO and CH(3)CHO does not contain alpha-H atom ? Wh...

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