Orthophosphoric acid is
(a) monobasic (b) dibasic (c) tribasic (d) tetrabasic
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Attempt titrating an amino acid against a weak base and discover the number of dissociating (ionizable) functional groups in the amino acid.
Titrating a neutral or basic amino acid against a weak base will dissociate only one functional group, whereas titration between acidic amino acid and a weak acid will dissociate two...
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Why is it necessary to use acetic acid and not sulphuric acid for acidification of sodium
Although the addition of sulphuric acid will precipitate lead sulphate, the addition of acetic acid will ensure a complete precipitation of sulphur in the form of lead sulphate due to...
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Vinegar is a solution of (A) 50% – 60% acetic acid in alcohol (B) 5% – 8% acetic acid in alcohol
(C) 5% – 8% acetic acid in water
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In an experiment to study the properties of ethanoic acid, a student takes about 3 mL of ethanoic acid in a dry test tube.
(B) the ethanoic acid dissolves readily in water
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Which of the following statements is not true for halogens ? (1) All form monobasic oxyacids.
(3) All but fluorine show positive oxidation states. Due to high electronegativity and small size, F forms only one oxoacid, HOF known as Fluoric (I) acid. Oxidation number of F is...
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Which of the following statements is not true for halogens ? (1) All form monobasic oxyacids.
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Assertion (A) : To dilute sulphuric acid, acid is added to water and not water to acid. Reason (R) : Specific heat of water is quite large.
(a) Sulphuric acid (H2SO4) reacts very vigorously with water, in a highly exothermic reaction. Thus if you add water to concentrated sulfuric acid, it can boil and you may get...
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Assertion (A) : Formic acid is a stronger acid than acetic acid. Reason (R) : Formic acid is an organic acid.
(b) Formic acid is stronger than acetic acid due to its chemical composition. Formic acid is an organic acid as well as active acid in an organic acid.
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When ants bite, they inject (a) glacial acetic acid (b) methanol (c) formic acid (d) stearic acid
(c) When ants bite, they inject formic acid in the muscle tissue. This formic acid is found at the mandible of ants.
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H3BO3 is :- (a)Monobasic and a weak Lewis acid (b)Monobasic and a weak Bronsted acid
(a)Monobasic and a weak Lewis acid
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