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carboxylic acid

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

What gas is produced when magnesium reacts with ethanoic acid?

a)

hydrogen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen

d)

chlorine

2.

What gas is produced when potassium carbonate reacts with ethanoic acid?

a)

hydrogen

b)

carbon dioxide

c)

oxygen

d)

chlorine

3.

Complete the word equation for the reaction:

ethanoic acid + potassium carbonate → _________ ________+ carbon dioxide + water

(a)  

4.

Ethanoic acid is described as a weak acid. Explain what this means in terms of ionisation

a)

fully ionised

b)

partially ionised

c)

deionised

5.

Complete the following equation, which show what happens when ethanoic acid dissolves in water.

CH3COOH(aq)⋚ CH3COO (aq) + _______

a)

H

b)

H-

c)

H+

d)

H2

6.

What is the role of sulfuric acid in the reaction to make esters?

a)

weak acid

b)

hydrogen ion acceptor

c)

catalyst

d)

partially ionises

7.

Esters have distinctive sweet smells, and are volatile liquids. What does volatile mean?

a)

flows easily

b)

catches fire easily

c)

evaporates easily

d)

colours easily

8.

Carboxylic acids dissolve in water to form solutions with a typical pH of around (a)   ? (type in a number)

9.

What are some common uses of esters? (Select all that apply)

a)

perfumes

b)

flavourings

c)

clothing

d)

nappies

10.

What is the general formula for carboxylic acid?

Apakah formula am asid karboksilik?

a)

CnH2n+2

b)

CnH2n+1OH

c)

CnH2n+1COOH

d)

CnH2n+1COOCmH2m+1

11.

Which is the method used to prepare ethanoic acid in laboratory?

Kaedah yang manakah digunakan untuk menyediakan asid etanoik dalam makmal?

a)

Fermentation

Penapaian

b)

Catalytic hydration

Penghidratan bermangkin

c)

Oxidation of alcohol

Pengoksidaan alkohol

d)

Addition of water

Penambahan air

12.

Diagram 5 shows the processes of making ethanoic acid. Which of the following processes are correctly matched?

Rajah 5 menunjukkan satu proses dalam pembuatan asid etanoik. Antara proses berikut, yang manakah dipadankan dengan betul?

a)

X - Oxidation, Y - Cracking

X - Pengoksidaan, Y - Peretakan

b)

X - Fermentation, Y - Oxidationn

X - Penapaian, Y - Pengoksidaan

c)

X - Fermentation, Y - Addition

X - Penapaian, Y - Penambahan

d)

X - Esterification, Y - Fermentation

X - Pengesteran, Y - Penapaian

13.

Compound P reacts with ethanol in the presence of concentrated sulphuric acid to form a sweet smelling liquid. Which of the following structures might represent compound P?

Sebatian P bertindak balas dengan etanol dengan kehadiran asid sulfurik pekat untuk menghasilkan cecair berbau manis. Antara struktur berikut, yang manakah paling mungkin mewakili sebatian P?

a)
b)
c)
d)