2-Methyl-4-oxo-pentanoic acid is unlikely to produce 2-Methyl-3-butanone upon strong heating.
Upon heating, the β ketoacid becomes unstable and decarboxylates, leading to the formation of the methyl ketone.
A carboxylic acid is an organic acid that contains a carboxyl group (C(=O)OH) attached to an R-group. The general formula of a carboxylic acid is R−COOH or R−CO2H, with R referring to the alkyl, alkenyl, aryl, or other group.
Carboxylic acids occur widely. Important examples include the amino acids and fatty acids. Deprotonation of a carboxylic acid gives a carboxylate anion.
Full question :
Q. Which reactant is unlikely to produce the indicated product upon strong heating?
- A) 2,2-Dimethylpropanedioic acid 2-methylpropanoic acid
- B) 2-Ethylpropanedioic acid Butanoic acid
- C) 2-Methyl-3-oxo-pentanoic acid 3-Pentanone
- D) 2-Methyl-4-oxo-pentanoic acid 2-Methyl-3-butanone
- E) 4-Methyl-3-oxo-heptanoic acid 3-Methyl-2-hexanone
Hence, option (D) is correct.
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- <em>Increase</em><em> </em><em>in </em><em>temperature</em><em>.</em>
- <em>Change</em><em> </em><em>in </em><em>state</em><em>.</em>
- <em>Change</em><em> </em><em>in </em><em>physical</em><em> </em><em>property</em>
- <em>It </em><em>may </em><em>bring</em><em> </em><em>out </em><em>chemical</em><em> </em><em>changes</em><em>.</em>
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<span>In the question ' which of the following most likely require intermolecular force', options A and C given are definitely not the correct answers. Among the items listed in the questions, the one that will most likely required an intermolecular force is a rock maintaing its solid shape. Thus, the correct option is B. Intermolecular forces are forces which maintain chemical interactions between molecules of a particular susbstance and other types of paticles that may be present in the substance. Rocks are made up of differet particles and their structures are held together by different types of intermolecular forces depending on the types of particles present in the rock. Intermolecular forces can only occur among molecules and other particles in a compound that is why the other two options are wrong. Intermolecular force can either be attractive or repulsive. Attraction occurs between molecules of opposite charges, that is, positive and negative charges while repulsion occurs between particles of like charges, for intstance, between positive and positive charges. The Intermolecular forces that exist in a compound maintaings the integrity of the structure of that compound. Intermolecular forces in compounds exist in different forms, we have electrovalent bonds, covalent bonds, hydrogen bond, vander waals forces, etc. The type of molecules that exist in a compound will determine the type of intermolecular forces that will exist among the molecules of that substance. Electrovalent bonds are the strongest type of intermolecular force and it normally exist between metals and non metals. Covalent bonds involved sharing of electrons among the participating elements while vander waals forces are the weakest form of intermolecular forces. Forces are often required to break intermolecular forces apart. Breaking the intermolecular forces apart will destroy the structure of the substance inlvolved.</span>
RADIATION. Radio waves, microwaves, IR, light, UV, x-rays, GAMMA waves etc are ALL Electromagnetic radiation. The difference between ALL the above is the frequency, I.E. The number of waves per second. The higher the frequency the more energy.
<h3>Answer:</h3>
a) Moles of Caffeine = 1.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol
b) Moles of Ethanol = 4.5 × 10⁻³ mol
<h3>Solution:</h3>
Data Given:
Mass of Caffeine = 20 mg = 0.02 g
M.Mass of Caffeine = 194.19 g.mol⁻¹
Molecules of Ethanol = 2.72 × 10²¹
Calculate Moles of Caffeine as,
Moles = Mass ÷ M.Mass
Putting values,
Moles = 0.02 g ÷ 194.19 g.mol⁻¹
Moles = 1.0 × 10⁻⁴ mol
Calculate Moles of Ethanol as,
As we know one mole of any substance contains 6.022 × 10²³ particles (atoms, ions, molecules or formula units). This number is also called as Avogadro's Number.
The relation between Moles, Number of Particles and Avogadro's Number is given as,
Number of Moles = Number of Molecules ÷ 6.022 × 10²³
Putting values,
Number of Moles = 2.72 × 10²¹ Molecules ÷ 6.022 × 10²³
Number of Moles = 4.5 × 10⁻³ Moles