a. Benzoic acid, Phenol, Picric acid, Salicylic acid (pka values). b. Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Methyl tert butyl ketone (reactivity towards NH2OH).
Arrange the following in the increasing order of their property indicated:
a. Benzoic acid, Phenol, Picric acid, Salicylic acid (pka values).
b. Acetaldehyde, Acetone, Methyl tert butyl ketone (reactivity towards NH2OH).
c. ethanol, ethanoic acid, benzoic acid (boiling point)
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(a) Picric acid < salicylic acid < benzoic acid
(b) Methyl tert – butyl ketone < acetone< Acetaldehyde
(c) ethanol < ethanoic acid < benzoic acid (boiling point of carboxylic acids is higher than alcohols due to extensive hydrogen bonding , boiling point increases with increase in molar mass)
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