A K Srivastava Solutions for Chapter: Carbon and Its Compounds, Exercise 5: Practice Questions

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HARD
10th ICSE
IMPORTANT

Write three different chemical reactions showing the conversion of ethanoic acid to sodium ethanoate, Write balanced chemical equation in each case. Write the name of the reactants and the products other than ethanoic acid and sodium ethanoate in each case.

MEDIUM
10th ICSE
IMPORTANT

Why are carboxylic acids called weak acids? 

HARD
10th ICSE
IMPORTANT

Name the compound formed when ethanol is heated in excess of conc. sulphuric acid at 443 K. Also write the chemical equation of the reaction stating the role of conc. sulphuric acid in it. What would happen if hydrogen is added to the product of this reaction in the presence of catalysts such as palladium or nickel?

MEDIUM
10th ICSE
IMPORTANT

One of the commercially important carbon compounds is ethanol. Mention its two uses. When, a small piece of sodium is dropped in ethanol, a gas is evolved. How can we test the gas evolved?