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Question
The organic acid present in vinegar is ______.
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Solution
The organic acid present in vinegar is acetic acid.
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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
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C2H5OH+CH3COOH`("conc."H_2SO_4)/`>
Consider the following organic compound:
CH3OH, C2H5OH, CH3COCH3, CH3COOH, C2H5COOH, C4H9COOC2H5, CH4, C2H6, CH3CHO, HCHO
Out of these compound:
Which compound is added to alcohol to denature it?
What is the action of acetic acid with litmus paper?
Draw the structural formula for the following:
Ethanoic acid
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.
Explain the following reaction with an example.
Saponification
Bubbles are seen in the test tube during the preparation of lime water.
How is ethanol to ethanoic acid an oxidation reaction different from the reaction in which ethanol burns in the presence of oxygen?
