Preparation of Carboxylic Acids
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How is acetic acid prepared from acetylene?
The odour of acetic acid resembles:
Kerosene
Rose
Vinegar
Burning plastic
Write the balanced chemical equations for the following reactions:
- Sodium hydrogen carbonate on reaction with hydrochloric acid gives sodium chloride, water and liberates carbon dioxide gas.
- Copper sulphate on treatment with potassium iodide precipitates cuprous iodide (CuI) liberates iodine gas and also forms potassium sulphate.
98. How do you bring about the following conversions?
(b) ethyne to acetic acid
In which reaction is nitric acid acting as an oxidising agent?
Which does not decolorize Bromine water?
How is acetic acid prepared from
(a) ethanol (b) acetylene ?
What happens when ethanol is oxidized with chromic anhydride in glacial ethanoic acid?
(a) Vinegar is prepared by the bacterial oxidation of
(b) The organic acid present in vinegar is
(c) The next higher homologue of ethanoic acid is
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How is acetic acid prepared from ethanol and acetylene?
Write balanced chemical equations of Ethanol under high pressure and low temperature is treated with acidified Potassium dichromate
C2H5CHOH2CrO4−−−−→
- C2H5CHO
- C2H5OCH3
- CH3−CO−CH3
Complete :
(a) Vinegar is prepared by the bacterial oxidation of ....... .
(b) The organic acid present in vinegar is .... .
(c) The next higher homologue of ethanoic acid is ..... .
Write the balanced chemical equation for the preparation of the following.
Ethanoic acid from ethane.
incorrect option.
Compound |
Result when exposed to air |
Characteristic |
A | loses mass |
Used in detergents. |
B | gains mass |
Turns to aqueous solution when exposed to air. |
C | gains mass |
Used to dry gases. |
- is equal
- is unequal
- is higher
- is lower
- C7H12, C7H14
- C7H14, C7H16
- C7H14, C7H12
- C7H16, C7H14
alkenes
alkanes
bases
alkalis
- PCC
- Na2Cr2O7
- HNO3
- H2CrO4
- NaOCl
- LiAlH4
- NaBH4
- Na/Hg
Conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid is a/an:
Decomposition reaction
Oxidation reaction
Reduction reaction
Substitution reaction