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Ethanoic acid reacts with sodium bicarbonate to form 

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Important Questions on Carbon and its Compounds

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A compound X (having vinegar like smell) when treated with ethanol in the presence of the acid, Z, gives a compound Y which has a fruity smell.
The reaction is
C2H5OH+XZY+H2O
Write the structural formula of X.
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Identify the substance underlined:

The organic compound which when solidified, forms an ice like mass.

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Which of the following compound contains a carboxyl group? 
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Name the following organic compound:

The compound with 3 carbon atoms whose functional group is a carboxyl.

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CH3CH2OH Conc.H2SO4 Products

The products formed in the above reaction is/are

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Reaction with sodium hydrogen carbonate can be used to distinguish between 
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An organic compound A on heating with concentrated H2SO4 gave product B and on warming with alkaline KMnO4 gave compound C. Compound A on heating with compound C in presence of concentrated H2SO4 formed compound D, which has fruity smell. Identify the compounds A, B, C and D.
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Two organic compounds ' A ' and ' B ' react with sodium metal and both produce the same gas ' X ', but with sodium hydrogen carbonate only compound B reacts to give a gas ' Y ’. Identify ' A ', ' B ', ' X ' and ' Y ':
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Which of the following is not a use of acetic acid?
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Total number of hydroxyls (-OH) groups in saccharic acid are
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The vapour density of an organic compound is 30. The organic compound can be
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Reaction of organic compound ‘A’ with ‘B’ in acidic condition gives compound ‘C’. Compound ‘B’ reacts with alkaline KMnO4 solution and gives compound ‘A’. Compound ‘C’ gives compound ‘B’ as one of the products when reacted with sodium hydroxide solution. Which of the following statements is/are correct?

I. ‘A’ is CH3COOH

II. ‘B’ is CH3CH2OH

III. ‘C’ is CH3COOCH2CH3

IV. ‘A’ is sweet smelling substance

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The gas released when baking soda is mixed with vinegar, is
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A student while observing the properties of acetic acid would report that this acid smells like:
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A dilute solution of ethanoic acid in water is called