Carboxylic Acids - Preparation, Properties, Acidity

Grade 12 Chemistry — Carboxylic Acids - Preparation, Properties, Acidity: 25 practice questions with instant scoring and explanations.

1. Carboxylic acids have functional group:
2. The IUPAC name of CH₃COOH is:
3. The IUPAC name of HCOOH is:
4. Carboxylic acids are prepared by:
5. Oxidation of primary alcohols to carboxylic acids uses:
6. Oxidation of aldehydes to carboxylic acids uses:
7. Hydrolysis of esters in basic medium gives:
8. Hydrolysis of esters in acidic medium gives:
9. Carboxylic acids are:
10. The pKa of acetic acid is:
11. Carboxylic acids show acidic character due to:
12. The carboxylate anion (RCOO⁻) is stabilized by:
13. Electron-withdrawing groups on the carboxyl carbon:
14. Electron-donating groups on the carboxyl carbon:
15. The order of acidity: HCOOH > CH₃COOH > CH₃CH₂COOH is because:
16. Carboxylic acids with halogens:
17. Carboxylic acids undergo:
18. Esterification of carboxylic acids requires:
19. Reduction of carboxylic acids with LiAlH₄ gives:
20. Decarboxylation of carboxylic acids gives:
21. α,β-unsaturated carboxylic acids undergo:
22. Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction converts carboxylic acids to:
23. Dicarboxylic acids are:
24. Adipic acid is a:
25. Carboxylic acids show hydrogen bonding and form: