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Carboxylic acid exists as dimers, explain why ?

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Carboxylic acids in anhydrous state or when dissolved in some non-aqueous solvent exist as shown below :

This is due to intermolecular hydrogen bonding. The H-bonding is so strong that it does not break even in vapour state.
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  3. Carboxylic acid exists as dimers, explain why ?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  12. Why acetic acid is weaker than formic acid ?

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

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

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

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

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  17. Why dichloroacetic acid is stronger than monochloroacetic acid ?

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  18. Carboxylic acid exists as dimers, explain why ?

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  19. Most aromatic acids are solids while acetic acid and others of their s...

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  20. Formic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. Justify.

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