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Why is benzoic acid less soluble in water than acetic acid?

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Benzoic acid is less soluble in water than acetic acid due to larger hydrocarbon part in benzoic acid.
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ICSE-ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS-EXERCISE (PART-II DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS) (VERY SHORT QUESTIONS)
  1. What product is obtained when ethylbenzene is oxidised with alkaline K...

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  2. Most aromatic acids are solids but the acids of acetic acid group are ...

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  3. Why is benzoic acid less soluble in water than acetic acid?

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  4. What do you mean by K(a) value of a carboxylic acid?

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  5. How are K(a) values related to acid strength of an acid?

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  6. What is the relationship between pK(a) and K(a) of an acid ?

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  7. How are pK(a) values related to acid strength of an acid?

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  8. Why ethanoic acid is a stronger acid than ethanol.

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  9. What makes acetic acid a stronger acid than phenol?

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  10. Arrange the following compounds in an increasing order of their acid s...

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  11. Mention a chemical property in which methanoic acid differs from aceti...

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  12. Complete the following reaction: CH(3)CH(2)COOHoverset(P,Br(2))to[A]...

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  13. Mention one important use of methanoic acid.

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  14. Give one chemical test to distinguish between formic acid and acetic a...

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  15. Give one test to distinguish between acetone and acetic acid.

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  16. Give a balanced equation and name the products when acetic acid is tre...

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  17. What is observed when formic acid is added to Tollens' reagent?

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  18. Arrange the following in the increasing order of acidic strength, Wa...

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  19. Why lower carboxylic acids are soluble in water?

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  20. How will you detect the presence of a carboxylic acid ?

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