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प्रश्न
Write the names of three compounds which can be oxidised directly or in stages to produce acetic acid.
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उत्तर
Three compounds that can be oxidized directly or in stages to produce acetic acid are ethanol, acetaldehyde, and acetylene.
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संबंधित प्रश्न
The molecular formula of acetic acid is _________ .
(a) CH3COOH
(b) CH3 – CH3
(c) C6H6
(d) C2H4
Write three different chemical reactions showing the conversion of ethanoic acid to sodium ethanoate. Write balanced chemical equation in each case. Write the name of the reactants and the products other ethanoic acid and sodium ethanoate in each case.
While studying saponification reaction for the preparation of soap, a teacher suggested to a student to add a small quantity of common salt to the reaction mixture. The function of common salt in this reaction is to
(A) reduce the alkalinity of the soap
(B) reduce the acidity of the soap
(C) enhance the cleansing capacity of soap
(D) favour precipitation of soap
Complete the following chemical equations :CH3COOH + Na2CO3 →
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.
What is glacial acetic acid?
How is ethyne prepared in the laboratory?
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.
When ethanoic acid is treated with NaHCO^ the gas evolved is ______.
Shristi heated Ethanol with a compound A in presence of a few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid and observed a sweet smelling compound B is formed. When B is treated with sodium hydroxide it gives back Ethanol and a compound C.
- Identify A and C
- Give one use each of compounds A and B.
- Write the chemical reactions involved and name the reactions.
