when sodium metal is dropped in water, hydrogen gas in liberated due to extreme heat released as the reaction is exothermic, gas catches fire.
-30°C is more warmer than -30°F...!
<h2>How??</h2>
- Always Celsius is warmer than farheniet and also in coldness Celsius is colder than farheneit.
Answer: -
The first step involves protonation of the carbonyl oxygen.
After protonation, the Alcohol oxygen now attacks the carbon of the carbonyl.
Thus a six membered ring is formed with 5 carbon atoms and 1 oxygen atom. The 1st position carbon atom has 2 OH groups.
One of these gets again protonated.
This leaves as water. With the loss of the H+, there results a carbonyl at 1 position.
Thus 5-hydroxypentanoic acid forms a lactone or 2-oxanone in presence of acid.
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