Description : Vinegar is used as a condiment, and in the pickling of vegetables and other foods. What is the constituent of vinegar? (1) Butanoic acid (2) Methanoic acid (3) Ethanoic acid (4) Hexanoic acid
Last Answer : (3) Ethanoic acid Explanation: When ethanol reacts with oxygen it forms a weak acid called ethanoic acid. In an open bottle of beer or wine, the reaction happens naturally in the presence of bacteria, and it is the ethanoic acid that can make beer or wine taste sour.
Description : Which of the options in the given table are correct? Option | Natural Source | Acid Present (i) Orange | Oxalic acid (ii) Sour milk | Lactic acid (iii) Ant sting | Methanoic acid (iv) Tamarind | Acetic acid (a) (i) and (ii) (b) (i) and (iv) (c) (ii) and (iii) (d) (ii) and (iv)
Last Answer : Answer: (c)
Description : Distinguish between : (i) Acetaldehyde and acetone (ii) Methanoic acid and Ethanoic acid.
Last Answer : (i) Acetaldehyde will give positive tests with Tollen’s reagent and Fehling Solns. whereas acetone will not give these test. (ii) Methanoic acid gives Tollen’s reagent test whereas ethanoic acid does not due to difference in their boiling points.
Description : Which of the following acids is present in bee sting? a) Methanoic acid b) Citric acid c) Hydrochloric acid d) Tartaric acid
Last Answer : a) Methanoic acid
Description : Name the acid present in Ant sting and its chemical formula. (a) Methanoic acid and HCOOH (b) Formic acid and HCOOH (c) Acetic acid and CH3COOH (d) Both a and b
Last Answer : (d) Both a and b
Description : An ant‘s sting can be treated with ............which will neutralise the effect of the chemical injected by the ant‘s sting into our skin. (a). Methanoic acid (b). formic acid (c). Baking soda (d). Caustic soda
Last Answer : (c). Baking soda
Description : Nettle sting is a natural source of which acid? a) Methanoic acid b) Lactic acid c) Citric acid d) Tartaric acid
Description : What are the sources of NADPH for fatty acid synthesis?
Last Answer : Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, malic enzyme, cytoplasmic malate dehydrogenase.