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Question
When acetaldehyde is oxidized with acidified potassium dichromate, it forms ______.
Options
ester
ethanol
acetic acid
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Solution
When acetaldehyde is oxidized with acidified potassium dichromate, it forms acetic acid.
RELATED QUESTIONS
When you add about 2 ml of acetic acid to a test tube containing an equal amount of distilled water and leave the test tube to settle after shaking its contents, what will you observe in the test tube after about 5 minutes?
(A) A white precipitate settling at its bottom
(B) A clear colourless solution
(C) A layer of water over the layer of acetic acid
(D) A layer of acetic acid over the layer of water
Complete the following chemical equation:
\[\ce{CH3COOC2H5 + NaOH ->}\]
Ethanol can be oxidized to ethanoic acid. Write the equation and name the oxidizing agent.
Name the compound formed when acetic acid and ethanol react together.
What do you observe when acetic acid is added to sodium bicarbonate?
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
What is the action of acetic acid with litmus paper?
The functional group present in acetic acid is ______.
Draw the structural formula for the following:
Ethanoic acid
Bubbles are seen in the test tube during the preparation of lime water.
