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प्रश्न
Explain the following reaction with an example.
Esterification
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उत्तर
Substances having ester as the functional group are formed by a reaction between a carboxylic acid and an alcohol. This reaction is known as esterification.
E.g. When ethanoic acid is heated with ethanol in a water bath in the presence of an acid catalyst (concentrated sulphuric acid), ethyl ethanoate and water are formed.

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संबंधित प्रश्न
Ethanoic acid has a .................... odour.
(a) Rotten eggs
(b) Pungent
(c) Vinegar-like
(d) Mild
A student adds 2 mL of acetic acid to a test tube containing 2 mL of distilled water. He then shakes the test tube well and leaves it to settle for some time. After about 5 minutes he observes that in the test tube there is :
(A) a clear transparent colourless solution
(B) a clear transparent pink solution
(C) a precipitate settling at the bottom of the test tube
(D) a layer of water the layer of acetic acid
List two uses of esters.
Complete the following chemical equations:
C2H5OH+CH3COOH`("conc."H_2SO_4)/`>
Complete the following chemical equations : C2H5OH`("Conc."H_2SO_4)/(443K)`>
Write the IUPAC names, common names and formulae of the first two members of the homologous series of carboxylic acids.
What is the common name of ethanoic acid?
Give the common name and IUPAC name of C2H5OH.
Write the names of the first three members of the carboxylic acid series.
How is acetic acid prepared from acetylene?
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
On adding 2 mL acetic acid to 2 mL of water in a test tube, it was observed that
(A) a clear and transparent solution is formed
(B) a white precipitate is formed almost immediately
(C) two separate layers were formed
(D) a colourless and odourless gas is evolved
Explain the following term with example.
Reduction
Draw the structural formula of a compound with two carbon atoms in the following case:
An alcohol containing two carbon atoms.
Write a balanced chemical equation for the following:
A mixture of sodalime and sodium acetate is heated.
State the observation
When the gaseous product obtained by dehydration of ethyl alcohol is passed through bromine water.
Identify the term or substance based on the descriptions given below:
Ice like crystals formed on cooling an organic acid sufficiently.
A compound X when treated with an organic acid Y (having vinegar-like smell) in the presence of the acid Z, forms a compound P which has a fruity smell.
- Identify X, Y and Z
- Write the structural formula of X and Y.
- What type of compound is P?
- Name the above reaction.
- If compounds X and Y both have 2 carbon atoms. Write the reaction.
Mineral acids are stronger acids than carboxylic acids because
- mineral acids are completely ionised
- carboxylic acids are completely ionised
- mineral acids are partially ionised
- carboxylic acids are partially ionised
Which of these is not an organic acid?
