REVIEW EXERCISES

Methanal $+$ ammonia $=$ _____.

Ethanol vapours are passed over heated copper and the product is treated with aqueous $\mathrm{NaOH}.$ The final product is _____.

Sodium acetate when fused with _____ forms methane.

The most common monocarboxylic acid contains two carbon atoms and may be represented by the structural formula _____.

(A) ${\mathrm{CH}}_3{\mathrm{CH}}_2\mathrm{OH}$
(B) ${\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{COOH}$
(C) ${\mathrm{CH}}_3\mathrm{CHO}$

Enter your correct answer as A, B or C.

The meso and $(+)$ forms of tartaric acid are _____ isomers.

The $(+)$ and $(-)$ forms of tartaric acid are _____.

Acetic acid on treatment with sodium carbonate liberates _____.

Which of the following compounds is used in the preservation of biological specimens?