Carboxylic Acids Question 57

Question: When acetic acid is dissolved in benzene its molecular mass

[AFMC 1991]

Options:

A) Decreases

B) Increases

C) Either increases or decreases

D) Suffers no change

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Molecular Mass increases due to dimer formation $ CH_3COOH\to CH_3-\overset{O}{\mathop{\overset{||}{\mathop{C}}}}-OH\to $ Dimer is formed