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प्रश्न
Why is glacial acetic acid called so?
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उत्तर
The melting point of pure ethanoic acid is 290 K and hence it often freezes during winter in cold climates. This gave rise to its name glacial acetic acid.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
What do you observe when you drop a few drops of acetic acid to test tubes containing
(a) phenolphthalein
(b) distilled water
(c) universal indicator
(d) sodium hydrogen carbonate powder
Name two oxidising agents which can oxidise ethanol to ethanoic acid.
Name the reducing agent used to convert acetic acid into ethanol.
A student takes 2 mL acetic acid in a dry test tube and adds a pinch of sodium hydrogen carbonate to it. He makes the following observations:
I. A colourless and odourless gas evolves with a brisk effervescence.
II. The gas turns lime water milky when passed through it.
III. The gas burns with an explosion when a burning splinter is brought near it.
IV. The gas extinguishes the burning splinter that is brought near it.
The correct observations are:
(A) I, II, and III
(B) II, III and IV
(C) III, IV and I
(D) IV, I and II
In an experiment to study the properties of acetic acid a student takes about 2 mL of acetic acid in a dry test tube. He adds about 2 mL of water to it and shakes the test tube well. He is likely to observe that:
(A) the acetic acid dissolves readily in water
(B) the solution becomes light orange
(C) water floats over the surface of acetic acid
(D) acetic acid floats over the surface of water
A student adds 4 mL of acetic acid to a test tube containing 4 mL of distilled water. He then shakes the test tube and leaves it to settle. After about 10 minutes he observes:
(A) a layer of water over the layer of acetic acid
(B) a layer of acetic acid over the layer of water
(C) a precipitate settling at the bottom of the test tube
(D) a clear colourless solution
Give the structural formula of Acetic acid.
Identify the term or substance based on the descriptions given below:
Hydrocarbon containing a triple bond used for welding purposes
What are catalysts?
Give the balanced chemical equation of the following reaction:
Neutralization of NaOH with ethanoic acid.
