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Giving an appropriate example, explain how the presence of a substituent on aliphatic chain of a carboxylic acid effects its acid strength.

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ICSE-ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS-EXERCISE (PART-II DESCRIPTIVE QUESTIONS) ( SHORT QUESTIONS)
  1. Compare the acid strengths of the following: Acetic acid

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  2. Compare the acid strengths of the following: Benzoic acid.

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

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

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

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

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  7. Carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than alcohols Why?

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

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  9. Write short notes on : Decarboxylation of acids

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

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  11. Give a brief account of HVZ reaction.

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  12. How will you get acetone from acetic acid?

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  13. Carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than alcohols Why?

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

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  15. (a) Give chemical tests to distinguish between the following pairs of ...

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

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

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  18. Write short notes on the following: Aldol condensation

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  19. Write short notes on the following: Rosenmund reduction

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  20. Identify the reagents with conditions in the following reactions (C-F)...

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