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प्रश्न
What do you notice when acetic acid reacts with alkalies?
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उत्तर
When acetic acid reacts with alkalies, it forms a salt and water.
\[\ce{\underset{Acetic acid}{CH3COOH} + \underset{alkali}{NaOH} → \underset{Sodium acetate (salt)}{CH3COONa} + \underset{Water}{H2O}}\]
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संबंधित प्रश्न
A student puts a drop of reaction mixture of a saponification reaction first a blue litmus paper and then on a red litmus paper. He may observe that:
(a) There is no change in the blue litmus paper and the red litmus paper turns white.
(b) There is no change in the red litmus paper and the blue litmus paper turns red.
(c) There is no change in the blue litmus paper and the red litmus paper turns blue.
(d) No change in colour is observed in both the litmus papers
Complete the following chemical equation:
\[\ce{CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH ->}\]
The next higher homologue of ethanol is ______.
An organic acid X is a liquid, which often freezes during winter time in cold countries, having the molecular formula C2H4O2. On warming it with methanol in the presence of a few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid, a compound Y with a sweet smell is formed.
(a) Identify X and Y. Also write their formulae showing the functional group present in them.
(b) Write a chemical equation for the reaction involved.
Choose the correct alternative and rewrite the following:
Some acetic acid is treated with solid NaHCO3, the resulting solution will be _________________.
Assertion (A): Esterification is a process in which a sweet-smelling substance is produced.
Reason (R): When esters react with sodium hydroxide an alcohol and sodium salt of carboxylic acid are obtained.
A student while observing the properties of acetic acid would report that this smells like ______.
Which of the following represents saponification reaction?
Name the oxidising agent used in the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid.
Give the balanced chemical equation of the following reaction:
Neutralization of NaOH with ethanoic acid.
