Refer to the following compounds.

(A) CH3CH2CH2CH3
(B) CH3CH2CH2OH
(C) CH3COCH3
(D) CH3COOH
(E) CH3CH2CH2NH2

Dissolves in water to form an acidic solution

The answer is D. This has a Carboxylic Acid group, and is acetic acid, or Ethanoic Acid.

ALWAYS LOOK for the Functional Group in question.

A. Would likely not stay in water, or at least not be acidic, for it is butane gas.

B. Is 1-propanol, and alcohols are not acidic as a rule. Certainly not in water.

C. This is an Ether. It will not give up an H+, it it not an acid.

E. This functional group is an amine, which is more “base” like, since the lone pairs of the Nitrogen atom would tend to attract a H+.

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answer: - 3.) the oxidation state of nitrogen in no changes from +2 to 0, and the oxidation state of carbon in co changes from +2 to +4 as the reaction proceeds.

solution: - as per the rules, oxidation number of oxygen in its compounds is -2. the sum of oxidation numbers of all the elements of a molecule or compound is zero.

also, the oxidation number in elemental form is zero.

in no, the oxidation number of o is -2 so the oxidation number of n is +2 so that the sum is zero.

similarly, the oxidation number of c in co is +2 and o is -2.

on product side the oxidation number of n is 0 as it is in the elemental form() .

oxidation number of c in carbon dioxide is +4 as there are two oxygen in it and we know that each oxygen is -2.

so, oxidation number of n is changing from +2 to 0 and the oxidation number of c is changing from +2 to +4.

since nitrogen is reduced and hence no is acting as an oxidizing agent. carbon is oxidized and so co is acting as a reducing agent.

so, the right choice is number 3.)the oxidation state of nitrogen in no changes from +2 to 0, and the oxidation state of carbon in co changes from +2 to +4 as the reaction proceeds.