Chemistry Carbon and its Compounds CBSE Board 2026 Medium
A carbon compound ‘P’ of molecular formula C₂H₆O is found to be neutral when tested with red and blue litmus.…
A carbon compound ‘P’ of molecular formula is found to be neutral when tested with red and blue litmus. A gas that burns with a pop sound is produced when sodium metal reacts with compound ‘P’.
- (i)Identify the compound ‘P’.
- (ii)The carbon compound ‘P’ is heated with conc. at 443 K to produce compound ‘Q’. (I) Write the chemical equation for the reaction. (II) What is the role of conc. in this reaction ?
- (iii)What is likely to be observed on heating compound ‘P’ with ethanoic acid with an acid as a catalyst ? Write the chemical equation for the reaction.
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