Carboxylic Acids - Preparation, Properties, Acidity
Chemistry · Grade 12 · Week 33 · 25 questions
In Grade 12 chemistry, Carboxylic Acids is an NCERT-heavy chapter focusing on Preparation, Properties, and Acidity. Strong command over named reactions and reaction mechanisms here pays off in both boards and JEE.
What you'll practise
- Explain Preparation
- Explain Properties
- Predict Acidity
- Solve CBSE board-pattern problems from carboxylic acids including NCERT exemplar-level questions
All 25 questions in this Carboxylic Acids - Preparation, Properties, Acidity quiz
Grade 12 Chemistry — Carboxylic Acids - Preparation, Properties, Acidity: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.
- Carboxylic acids have functional group:
- The IUPAC name of CH₃COOH is:
- The IUPAC name of HCOOH is:
- Carboxylic acids are prepared by:
- Oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids uses:
- Oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids uses:
- Hydrolysis of esters in basic medium gives:
- Hydrolysis of esters in acidic medium gives:
- Carboxylic acids are:
- The pKa of acetic acid is:
- Carboxylic acids show acidic character due to:
- The carboxylate anion (RCOO⁻) is stabilized by:
- Electron-withdrawing groups on the carboxyl carbon:
- Electron-donating groups on the carboxyl carbon:
- The order of acidity: HCOOH > CH₃COOH > CH₃CH₂COOH is because:
- Carboxylic acids with halogens:
- Carboxylic acids undergo:
- Esterification of carboxylic acids requires:
- Reduction of carboxylic acids with LiAlH₄ gives:
- Decarboxylation of carboxylic acids gives:
- α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids undergo:
- Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction converts carboxylic acids to:
- Dicarboxylic acids are:
- Adipic acid is a:
- Carboxylic acids show hydrogen bonding and form:
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