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What type of hybridisation is involved for carbon in a carbonyl group?

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In Carbonyl group, carbon forms three sigma bond and one pi bond as shown below:

Thus carbon is carbonyl group in `sp^2` hybridised.
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  2. What type of aldehyde and ketones undergo Cannizzaro's reaction ?

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  3. What type of hybridisation is involved for carbon in a carbonyl group?

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  4. The symbol of the elements cobalt , aluminium , helium and sodium resp...

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  5. Carboxylic acid exists as dimers, explain why ?

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  6. Why are the boiling points of carboxylic acids higher than the corresp...

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  7. Carboxylic acids do not give the characteristic reactions of carbonyl ...

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  8. Benzoic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. Justify.

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  9. Fluoroacetic acid is stronger than chloroacetic acid. Explain why ?

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  10. Why carboxylic acids do not give characteristic reactions of -OH group...

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  11. How will you account for the acidic nature of carboxylic acid ?

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  12. Benzoic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. Justify.

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  13. How will you account for the acidic nature of carboxylic acid ?

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  14. Why acetic acid is weaker than formic acid ?

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  15. Why chloroacetic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid ?

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  16. Benzoic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. Justify.

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  17. Why trichloro acetic acid is stronger than acetic acid ?

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  18. Chloroacetic acid has lower pK(alpha) value than acetic acid. Explain,

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  19. Why dichloroacetic acid is stronger than monochloroacetic acid ?

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  20. Carboxylic acid exists as dimers, explain why ?

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