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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Answer:
Explanation:
To solve this problem, we must understand the relationship between mass of a substance and the number of atoms.
Atoms are the smallest indivisible particles of any matter. A substance can be made up of several number of atoms in their space.
The mass of any substance is a function of the amount of atoms its contains.
The mass of a substance is related in chemistry to the amount of atoms its contains using the parameter called the number of moles.
A mole is the amount of substance that contains the Avogadro's number of particles. This number is 6.02 x 10²³ particles. The particles here can be protons, neutrons, electrons, atoms e.t.c.
Now,
Number of moles = 
Molar mass of copper = 63.6g/mole
Number of moles = 
= 0.03mole
Since 1 mole of a substance contains 6.02 x 10²³atoms
0.03 mole of copper will contain 0.03 x 6.02 x 10²³atoms
= 1.89 x 10²² atoms
He needs to add 1.89 x 10²² atoms to make 2g of the sample.
2H2O --> 2H2 + O2
The mole H2O:mole O2 ratio is 2:1
Now determine how many moles of O2 are in 50g: 50g × 1mol/32g = 1.56 moles O2
Since 1 mole of O2 was produced for every 2 moles of H2O, we need 2×O2moles = H2O moles
2×1.56 = 3.13 moles H2O
Finally, convert moles to grams for H2O:
3.13moles × 18g/mol = 56.28 g H2O
D) 56.28
