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Melting points of unbranched carboxylic acids with even number of carbon atoms are higher than the odd numbered homologue having one more or one less carbon atom. Give reason.

Important Questions on Carbonyl Compounds And Carboxylic Acids

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Chemistry Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 12 - Carbonyl Compounds And Carboxylic Acids>Exercise>Q 17

How will you convert Ethanoic acid into propanoic acid?

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Chemistry Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 12 - Carbonyl Compounds And Carboxylic Acids>Exercise>Q 18
Explain Kolbe's electrolysis reaction and give equation also.
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Chemistry Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 12 - Carbonyl Compounds And Carboxylic Acids>Exercise>Q 19

Predict the products formed in the following reaction:

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Chemistry Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 12 - Carbonyl Compounds And Carboxylic Acids>Exercise>Q 20
Explain why formic acid acts as a reducing agent?
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Chemistry Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 12 - Carbonyl Compounds And Carboxylic Acids>Exercise>Q 21
Give the chemical reaction for the preparation of alkanes by the reduction of carboxylic acid using red phosphorus and hydrogen iodide.
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Chemistry Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 12 - Carbonyl Compounds And Carboxylic Acids>Exercise>Q 22

Arrange the following acids in their increasing order of acidic strength.

Acetic acid, Chloroacetic acid, dichloroacetic acid, trichloroacetic acid.

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Chemistry Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 12 - Carbonyl Compounds And Carboxylic Acids>Exercise>Q 23

Arrange the following acids in their increasing order of acidic strength

Acetic acid, benzoic acid, p-methoxybenzoic acid, p-nitrobenzoic acid.

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Chemistry Crash Course (Based on Revised Syllabus-2023)>Chapter 12 - Carbonyl Compounds And Carboxylic Acids>Exercise>Q 24
Give a example of Claisen condensation reaction.