UNIT EXAMINATION

10-09-023
CHEMISTRY
LT24G/TP/JM/H/ONLINE Carboxylic acid
Time: 1 hr Mark : 100

Section - I: Straight Objective Type (4, -1)

1. Correct order of acidic character of the following acids

COOH
COOH COOH COOH

NO2
(1) (2) 3) 4)
NO2
NO2

1) 2 > 3 > 4 > 1 2) 2 > 4 > 3 > 1

3) 2 > 4 > 1 > 3 4) 1 > 2 > 3 > 4
2. Predict the product
(i) KMnO4/KOH, 373K
CH3CH2OH
(ii) H3O+

1) H COOH 2) CH3COOH
3) CH3CH2COOH 4) CH3(CH2)2COOH

3. The reaction, RCH 2 CH 2COOH 

Red P
Br
 R  CH 2  CH  COOH is called
2
|
Br
1) Reimer-Tiemann reaction 2) Hell-Volhard Zelinsky reaction
3) Cannizzaro reaction 4) Sandmeyer reaction
4. Toluene can be converted to benzoic acid using the reagent :
1) Hot alkaline KMnO4 2) Cold dil. K2Cr2O7
3) Ozone 4) Chlorine in presence of AlCl3
5. Ease of esterificaiton of following acids with CH3OH

HCOOH , CH 3COOH , CH 3CH 2 COOH

I II III

1) III < II < I 2) I < II < III 3) II < I < III 4) I < III < II
6. Carboxylic acid donot give the characteristic reaction of
1) alkyl part (R – ) 2) –OH group 3) –C = 0 group 4) –COOH
7. An aqueous solution of sodiumpropanoate on Kolbe’s electrolysis gives
1) Ethane 2) Propane 3) Butane 4) Hexane
8. Carboxylic acid group can be easily tested by using
1) NaHCO3 2) 2, 4-DNP 3) Iodoform test 4) Fehling test
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9. Identify X in the reaction sequence

Br 3 KCN H O
X 
2
CCl
  HOOC  CH2  CH2  COOH
4

1) CH3 – CH3 2) CH2 = CH2

3) H  C  C  H 4) CH3 – CH = CH – CH3
10. In which of the following reactions benzoic acid is not the major product

2) C6 H 5COCH 3  
Cl2 / NaOH
1) C6 H 5CH 2 OH 
KMnO 4 /OH
H3O H 3O

3) C6 H 5  MgBr 
H3O
 4) C6 H 5  CH 3 
KMnO 4 /OH
H 3O

11. The correct order of decreasing reactivity of the given compound towards hydrolysis under identical
condition is :
1) CH3COCl > CH3CONH2 > (CH3CO)2O > CH3COOCH3
2) CH3COCl > (CH3CO)2O > CH3COOCH3 > CH3CONH2
3) CH3COOCH3 > CH3COCl > (CH3CO)2O > CH3CONH2
4) (CH3CO)2O > CH3COCl > CH3COOCH3 > CH3CONH2
12. Major product of nitration of benzoic acid is
1) 3-Nitrobenzoic acid 2) 4-nitrobenzoic acid
3) 2-nitrobenzoic acid 4) 2,4-dinitrobenzoic acid

KMnO4 /H 2SO4
13. A. The compound A is
Heat

COOH COOH

1) 2)
COOH

COOH COOH
3) COOH 4) COOH

14. Pickout the wrong statement

1) higher the value of Ka or lower the value of pKa, stronger is the acid
2) Electron withdrawing group, –I and –R or both increase the acidic character of carboxylic acids
3) Electron donating group, +I and +R or both decrease the acidic character of carboxylic acids
4) p-fluoro benzoic acid is more acidic than p-chloro benzoic acid
15. Benzoic acid gives benzene on being heated with ‘X’ and phenol gives benzene on being heated with ‘Y’.
Therefore, X and Y are respectively
1) Sodalime and Copper 2) Zn dust and NaOH
3) Zn dust and soda lime 4) Sodalime and Zn dust
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16. The IUPAC name of the citric acid is

1) 3-hydroxy-3-carboxyl pentanoic acid
2) 2-hydroxy propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid
3) 2-hydroxy propane-1,2,3-trioic acid
4) 3-hydroxy-2-methyl carboxy butane dioic acid

17. Carboxylic acids do not give nucleophilic addition reaction eventhough they have C group. It is
due to
1) +I effect of R-group 2) –I effect of –COOH group
3) Hyperconjugation 4) Resonance
18. Which of the following is most acidic

1) CH3 CH COOH 2) O2 N  CH 2  CH 2  COOH

NO2

3) Cl  CH 2  CH 2  COOH 4) NC  CH 2  CH 2  COOH
19. Which of the following is not correct for carboxylic acids?
1) Lower acids are largely soluble in water
2) The hydrogen bonding in acids is weaker than that in alcohols
3) Acids exist as dimer
4) The boiling point of acids increases with increase in the molar mass
20. The decreasing order of ester formation of the following alcohols with acetic acid in the presence of H+ is

Me
A) Me OH B) Me
OH

Me Me
OH Me
C) D)
Me Me OH

1) A > C > B > D 2) A > B > C > D

3) D > B > C > A 4) D > C > B > A
Section II - Integer answer type (4,-1)
[For each question enter the correct integer value. Rounded off to the next integer if the
answer is decimal. Eg: If the answer is 25.67, rounded off to 26. If the answer is 9.35, rounded
off to 9. If the answer is 0.75, rounded off to 1. If the answer is 0.45, rounded off to 0.
21. Number of carboxylic acids which will undergo Hell Volhard Zelinsky reaction is
CH3COOH, CH3CH2COOH, 2,2-dimethyl propionic acid, 2-methyl propionic acid
22. 2.3 gm Na is added to 6 gm of CH3COOH. The volume of ‘H2’ gas in L liberated at NTP is x then
x  102
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23. How many moles of CO2 will released when following compound is heated ?

O
HOOC

HOOC COOH

COOH
O

24. How many of the following will not gives HVZ reaction
1) Formic acid
2) Benzoic acid
3) 2,2-dimethyl propanoic acid
4) Ethanoic acid
5) 2-methyl propanoic acid
6) Salicylic acid
25. 0.1 mole of pure (R) -2-butyl acetate is hydrolysed under acidic condition

O CH2 CH3
18 H3O
CH3 C O C H

CH3

How much acid (in grams) is formed in this reaction?

 UNIT EXAMINATION
10-09-2023 CHEMISTRY
LT24G/TP/JM/H/ONLINE Carboxylic acid - Key with Hints
1. 1
2. 2
3. 2
4. 1
5. 1
6. 3 COOH group exhibits resonance as

O O
C C
. Thus these is no C O character..
O H O H

7. 3
8. 1 Carbonate and bicarbonate react with acids and liberate CO2 and H2O

9. 2 CH2 – CN

10. 3 C6 H 5  MgBr 

H 3O
 C6 H 6

11. 2
12. 1
13. 3
14. 4
15. 4
16. 2
17. 4 It is due to the decrease in the double bond character by resonance
18. 1 Strongest electron withdrawing –NO2 group is nearest to the carboxyl group
19. 2 The H-bond in acid is stronger due to high polarity of – O – H bond in acids
20. 1 Order of reactivity alcohol is 10 - > 20 - >30
21. 3

22. 112
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23. 4
24. 4 1, 2, 3 and 6 have no  -hydrogen
25. 6 1 mol acetic acid = 60 gm