Question 1

Give the IUPAC name for the compound shown below.

Accepted Answer

A) propyl ethanoate 
B) propyl ethanate 
C) ethyl acetate 
D) ethyl propanoate 
A) propyl ethanoate 
B) propyl ethanate 
C) ethyl acetate 
D) ethyl propanoate D

Question 2

What is the correct IUPAC name for the compound given below?

Accepted Answer

A) 1-methyl-3-benzoic acid 
B) 3-methyl-1-benzoic acid 
C) 3-methylbenzoic acid 
D) 3-methylbenzoate 
A) 1-methyl-3-benzoic acid 
B) 3-methyl-1-benzoic acid 
C) 3-methylbenzoic acid 
D) 3-methylbenzoate C

Question 3

An ester is equivalent to the inorganic term salt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Citric acid is a tricarboxylic acid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What are products of the following reaction?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)

Question 6

Reacting a carboxylic acid with an alcohol will produce?

Accepted Answer

A) an ester 
B) no reaction 
C) a carboxylate salt 
D) an anhydride 
A) an ester 
B) no reaction 
C) a carboxylate salt 
D) an anhydride

Question 7

Even though aspirin is named acetylsalicylic acid,aspirin contains the ester configuration due to the chemical reaction of a carboxyl group of the salicylic acid and acetic acid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

When a carboxylic acid reacts with alcohol,the organic product is a(n)____.

Accepted Answer

A) acetal 
B) hemiacetal 
C) ester 
D) salt 
A) acetal 
B) hemiacetal 
C) ester 
D) salt

Question 9

Carboxylic acids dissociate in a manner shown in the following equation.Identify the conjugate base for the acid of the forward reaction.

Accepted Answer

A) RCOOH 
B) RCOO- 
C) H2O 
D) H3O+ 
A) RCOOH 
B) RCOO- 
C) H2O 
D) H3O+

Question 10

Carboxylic acids are weaker acids than HCl.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Alpha hydroxy acids can be found in which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) apples 
B) sour milk 
C) sugar beets 
D) all the choices 
A) apples 
B) sour milk 
C) sugar beets 
D) all the choices

Question 12

The sodium salt of benzoic acid is used as

Accepted Answer

A) a food preservative. 
B) an antacid. 
C) a flavoring agent. 
D) a soap. 
A) a food preservative. 
B) an antacid. 
C) a flavoring agent. 
D) a soap.

Question 13

Which of the following conditions would favor the carboxylate ion instead of the carboxylic acid?

Accepted Answer

A) low pH 
B) high pH 
C) both low pH and high pH 
D) neither low pH or high pH 
A) low pH 
B) high pH 
C) both low pH and high pH 
D) neither low pH or high pH

Question 14

The acids were among the first organic compounds studied.Why?

Accepted Answer

A) simplicity 
B) color 
C) aroma 
D) abundance 
A) simplicity 
B) color 
C) aroma 
D) abundance

Question 15

Which of the following causes the noxious odor of rancid butter?

Accepted Answer

A) butyric acid 
B) oxalic acid 
C) lactic acid 
D) stearic acid 
A) butyric acid 
B) oxalic acid 
C) lactic acid 
D) stearic acid

Question 16

Which of the following would you expect to have the highest boiling point?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)

Question 17

Which of the following compounds would be most soluble in water?

Accepted Answer

A)    
B)    
C)    
D)    
A)    
B)    
C)    
D)

Question 18

Esters are formed when an alcohol and a carboxylic acid react by means of hydrolysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Phosphate esters are prepared from

Accepted Answer

A) phosphoric acid + alcohol. 
B) phosphoric acid + carboxylic acid. 
C) phosphoric acid + ester. 
D) ester + phosphate. 
A) phosphoric acid + alcohol. 
B) phosphoric acid + carboxylic acid. 
C) phosphoric acid + ester. 
D) ester + phosphate.

Question 20

Carboxylic acids dissociate as showed in the following equation.Based on this information,we know that

Accepted Answer

A) carboxylic acids are weak acids. 
B) carboxylic acids are weak electrolytes 
C) carboxylic acids will reduce the pH when added to water. 
D) All of the above 
A) carboxylic acids are weak acids. 
B) carboxylic acids are weak electrolytes 
C) carboxylic acids will reduce the pH when added to water. 
D) All of the above

Exam 15: Carboxylic Acids and Esters

Give the IUPAC name for the compound shown below.

What is the correct IUPAC name for the compound given below?

An ester is equivalent to the inorganic term salt.

Citric acid is a tricarboxylic acid.

What are products of the following reaction?

Reacting a carboxylic acid with an alcohol will produce?

Even though aspirin is named acetylsalicylic acid,aspirin contains the ester configuration due to the chemical reaction of a carboxyl group of the salicylic acid and acetic acid.

When a carboxylic acid reacts with alcohol,the organic product is a(n)____.

Carboxylic acids dissociate in a manner shown in the following equation.Identify the conjugate base for the acid of the forward reaction.

Carboxylic acids are weaker acids than HCl.

Alpha hydroxy acids can be found in which of the following?

The sodium salt of benzoic acid is used as

Which of the following conditions would favor the carboxylate ion instead of the carboxylic acid?

The acids were among the first organic compounds studied.Why?

Which of the following causes the noxious odor of rancid butter?

Which of the following would you expect to have the highest boiling point?

Which of the following compounds would be most soluble in water?

Esters are formed when an alcohol and a carboxylic acid react by means of hydrolysis.

Phosphate esters are prepared from

Carboxylic acids dissociate as showed in the following equation.Based on this information,we know that

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