An acid chloride and a carboxylic acid can be distinguished with

Question

An acid chloride and a carboxylic acid can be distinguished with (A) aq. AgNO3 (B) aq. NaOH (C) C2H5OH (D) dil. HCl

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RCOCl reacts with H2O to release Cl- ions, which react with AgNO3 to form AgCl(s) , insoluble in HNO3 . The acid forms a precipitate of RCOOAg, soluble in dil. HNO3 .

Q. An acid chloride and a carboxylic acid can be distinguished with

aq. $A g N O_{3}$

aq. NaOH

$C_{2} H_{5} O H$

dil. HCl

RCOCl reacts with $H_{2} O$ to release $C l^{-}$ ions, which react with $A g N O_{3}$ to form $A g Cl (s)$ , insoluble in $H N O_{3}$ . The acid forms a precipitate of RCOOAg, soluble in dil. $H N O_{3}$ .

Q. An acid chloride and a carboxylic acid can be distinguished with

aq. AgNO3​

aq. NaOH

C2​H5​OH

dil. HCl

RCOCl reacts with H2​O to release Cl− ions, which react with AgNO3​ to form AgCl(s) , insoluble in HNO3​ . The acid forms a precipitate of RCOOAg, soluble in dil. HNO3​ .

aq. $A g N O_{3}$

$C_{2} H_{5} O H$

RCOCl reacts with $H_{2} O$ to release $C l^{-}$ ions, which react with $A g N O_{3}$ to form $A g Cl (s)$ , insoluble in $H N O_{3}$ . The acid forms a precipitate of RCOOAg, soluble in dil. $H N O_{3}$ .