How many 1°, 2° , 3° and 4° carbon atoms are present in the following compounds? (CH3)3C – CH(CH3).CH(CH3)2

Acetic acid dimerised to an extent of 30% in benzene . The observed molecular mass (in gm) is...

How much ice will separate if a solution containing 25 g of ethylene glycol [C2H4(OH) 2] in 100g of water is cooled to 10°C? Kf(H2O) = 1.86 (25.05 g)

The dielectric con stant of H2O is 80. The electrostatic force of attraction between Na+ and Cl–will be.

Water is a polar colvent and have dielectric constant 80. As NaCl is a polar compound and like dissolves like so, forces of attraction between Na+ and Cl- ion will reduce to 1/80 in water.

Why The phenoxide ion is more stable than phenol ?

The phenoxide ion is more stable than phenol, due to greater dispersal of negative charge, therefore. Equilibrium get shifted to forward direction. whereas alkoxide ion is less stable than alcohols due to intensification of negative charge, so equilibrium get shifted towards backward direction. Hence phenols are more acidic than alcohols. 

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