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:
63.36gallons
Explanation:
Given:
Volume of water used for dialysis = 2.4 x 10²L
Solution:
We are to convert from liters to gallons.
The conversion factor is shown below:
1L = 0.264gallons
To convert to litre:
since 1L = 0.264gallons
2.4 x 10²L = (2.4 x 10² x 0.264)gallons; 63.36gallons
Answer:
True
Explanation:
Significant digits are numbers that helps to present the precision of measurements calculations.
Numbers that do not contribute to the precision of a reading should not be counted as significant.
There are rules of assigning significant numbers:
- Leading or trailing zeros are insignificant and should only be counted as a place holder.
- All non-zero digits are significant
- Zeroes between non-zero digits are significant.
- Leading zeros in a decimal are significant before the number.
- All the numbers in a scientific notation are significant.
Answer:

Explanation:
Given that:

From equation (3) , multiplying (-1) with equation (3) and interchanging reactant with the product side; we have:

Multiplying (2) with equation (4) ; we have:

From equation (1) ; multiplying (-1) with equation (1); we have:

From equation (2); multiplying (3) with equation (2); we have:

Now; Adding up equation (5), (6) & (7) ; we get:



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