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WorksheetsCarboxylic acid
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 32mins
The products of the reaction of a carboxylic acid and an alcohol would be
Ketone and water
Amide and water
Acid chloride and water
Ester and water
Boiling points of carboxylic acids is higher than those of corresponding alcohols is due to
Strong London dispersion forces
Strong dipole dipole interaction
Strong hydrogen bonded dimer
Strong covalent bond
Which is the correct IUPAC name of the following compound?
A. 2-hydroxybutanoic acid
B. 3-hydroxybutanoic acid
C. 2-hydroxypropanoic acid
D. 1-carboxypropan-2-ol
1-hexanol reacts with PCC/CH2Cl2 produced
hexene
hexanoic acid
hexanal
hexane
Which of the following compounds known as m-nitrobenzoic acid?
Which of the following carboxylic acids is expected to have the highest boiling point?
CH3CH2COOH
CH3CH(OH)COOH
CH2(COOH)2
CH3CH(Cl)COOH
Which alkyl benzene cannot be oxidised by KMnO4 to produce carboxylic acid?
Toluene
2-iodotoluene
benzene
ethylbenzene
2-butanol heated with acidified KMnO4 solution produced
butanone
butene
butanoic acid
butane
What is the main reason carboxylic acid has the highest boiling point as compared to other compounds with comparable mass?
It has carboxyl functional group.
It is a strong acid.
It exists in a form of dimer.
It can form hydrogen bond
What factor can decrease the solubility of carboxylic acid in water?
The increase in length of the hydrocarbon chain.
The decrease in length of the hydrocarbon chain.
The increase in number of carboxyl group.
The number of hydrogen bond.
Choose the correct statement.
Ethanoic acid is completely soluble in water because it can dimerise in the presence of water.
Ethanoic acid is completely soluble in water because it has 2 carbon atoms.
Ethanoic acid is completely soluble in water because it can form hydrogen bond and van der Waals forces with water molecules.
Ethanoic acid is completely soluble in water because it has small hydrophobic group.
