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Alkyl Halides in Chemistry

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What is the common name for ethanoic acid?

Propionic acid
Acetic acid (correct)
Butyric acid
Formic acid

What is the general formula for an ester?

R-CHO
R-COOH
R-COOR' (correct)
R-OH

Which of the following is NOT a use of carboxylic acids?

Producing adhesives
Antimicrobial
Food flavoring
DNA backbone (correct)

What is the name of the ester with the R group attached to oxygen being a 1 carbon chain and the R group attached to carbon being a 2 carbon chain?

Methyl ethanoate (B) Signup and view all the answers

What factor influences the solubility of esters in water?

Length of the carbon chain (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following acids is commonly found in butter?

Butyric acid (A) Signup and view all the answers

Esters are used for which of the following purposes?

Plasticizer (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which factor influences the boiling point of esters compared to carboxylic acids?

Chain length (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the common name for butanoic acid?

Butyric acid (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is not a use of carboxylic acids?

As a food sweetener (D) Signup and view all the answers

What is the general formula of an ester?

$R-COOR'$ (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a general property of esters?

High solubility in water with longer chains (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main difference between carboxylic acids and esters?

Substitution of R group for OH group (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which acid is commonly produced by ants?

Formic acid (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary use of esters in perfumes and food flavoring?

As providing pleasant scents and flavors (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the structure of an ester molecule?

Double bonded to an oxygen and single bonded to an OR' group (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the suffix added to the R group attached to the carbon when naming an ester?

-ate (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which ester has a 2 carbon chain as the R group attached to the carbon and a 1 carbon chain attached to oxygen?

Methyl ethanoate (D) Signup and view all the answers

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