1. Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
What is the product of the reaction between ethanoic acid and sodium carbonate?
- a) Sodium propanoate
- b) Sodium hydroxide
- c) Sodium chloride
- d) Sodium acetate
Which catalyst is used in the esterification reaction between a carboxylic acid and an alcohol?
- a) Potassium manganate(VII)
- b) Sulfuric acid
- c) Sodium hydroxide
- d) Hydrochloric acid
What is the main component of vinegar?
- a) Ethanol
- b) Methanol
- c) Propanoic acid
- d) Ethanoic acid
What gas is produced when a carboxylic acid reacts with a metal?
- a) Oxygen
- b) Carbon dioxide
- c) Hydrogen
- d) Nitrogen
Which compound is formed by the bacterial oxidation of ethanol?
- a) Methanoic acid
- b) Propanoic acid
- c) Ethanoic acid
- d) Butanoic acid
What type of bond is formed between a carboxylic acid and an alcohol during esterification?
- a) Ionic bond
- b) Hydrogen bond
- c) Covalent bond
- d) Metallic bond
Which of the following is an example of a carboxylic acid?
- a) Ethanol
- b) Ethanoic acid
- c) Ethyl acetate
- d) Methanol
In the oxidation of ethanol to ethanoic acid, what is the role of potassium manganate(VII)?
- a) Reducing agent
- b) Oxidizing agent
- c) Catalyst
- d) Inhibitor
What is produced when ethanoic acid reacts with sodium hydroxide?
- a) Sodium chloride
- b) Sodium ethanoate
- c) Sodium oxide
- d) Sodium bicarbonate
2. Short Answer Questions
i. Write the balanced chemical equation for the reaction between ethanoic acid and sodium.
ii. Describe how ethanoic acid can be formed from ethanol using an oxidizing agent.
iii. What is the role of sulfuric acid in the esterification process?
iv. Name the salt formed when ethanoic acid reacts with sodium carbonate.
v. How is ethanoic acid used in the food industry?
vi. Explain the industrial use of ethyl acetate.