Advertisements
Advertisements
Question
Consider the following organic compound:
CH3OH, C2H5OH, CH3COCH3, CH3COOH, C2H5COOH, C4H9COOC2H5, CH4, C2H6, CH3CHO, HCHO
Out of these compound:
Which compound is a constituent of vinegar?(e) Which compound is a constituent of vinegar?
Advertisements
Solution
CH3COOH (ethanoic acid) is a constituent of vinegar.
APPEARS IN
RELATED QUESTIONS
In order to study saponification reaction, we first prepare 20% solution of sodium hydroxide. If we record the temperature of this solution just after adding sodium hydroxide flakes to water and also test its nature using litmus, it may be concluded that the process of making this solution is
(A) exothermic and the solution is alkaline
(B) endothermic and the solution is alkaline
(C) endothermic and the solution is acidic
(D) exothermic and the solution is acidic
Give a reason for Conductivity of dilute hydrochloric acid is greater than that of acetic acid
Three organic compounds A, B and C have the following molecular formulae: C4H10O
Which compound contains a carboxyl group? Write its name and structural formula.
How would you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and carboxylic acid on the basis of a chemical property?
Give any two uses of ethanoic acid.
State any two uses of esters.
The substance which can produce brisk effervescence with baking soda solution is:
(a) ethanol
(b) vegetable oil
(c) vinegar
(d) soap solution(b) hydrocarbon ends directed towards the centre and ionic ends directed outwards
In a soap micelle, the soap molecules are arranged radially with the hydrocarbon ends, i.e. hydrophobic, directed towards the centre; and, ionic ends, i.e. hydrophilic, directed outwards.
How is acetic acid prepared from acetylene?
Give two tests to show that CH3COOH is acidic in nature ?
On adding acetic acid to sodium hydrogen carbonate in a test tube, a student observes
(A) no reaction
(B) a colourless gas with pungent smell
(C) bubbles of a colourless and odourless gas
(D) a strong smell of vinegar
Explain the following term with an example.
Oxidant
State how the following conversion can be carried out:
Ethyl chloride to Ethene.
State the observation
When the gaseous product obtained by dehydration of ethyl alcohol is passed through bromine water.
State are relevant observations for following reactant:
Addition of ethyl alcohol to acetic acid in presence of conc. H2SO4
Draw the structure formula of ethyne.
Ketone : –CO– : : Ester : _______
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
Give the balanced chemical equation of the following reaction:
Neutralization of NaOH with ethanoic acid.
Give the balanced chemical equation of the following reaction:
Neutralization of NaOH with ethanoic acid.
How is ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction different from the reaction in which ethanol burns in the presence of oxygen?
