Browse by Stream
QnA
Home
QnA
Go To Your Study Dashboard

Get Answers to all your Questions

header-bg qa
  • Home
  • Medical
  • Aqueous solution of orthoboric acid can be titrated against  sodium hydroxide using phenolphthalein indicator only in the presence of :Option: 1 <p

Aqueous solution of orthoboric acid can be titrated against  sodium hydroxide using phenolphthalein indicator only in the presence of :

Option: 1

 trans-glycerol                


Option: 2

 catechol                          


Option: 3

 cis-glycerol      


Option: 4

 both (B) and (C)

 


Answers (1)

best_answer

 

Test of Phenol -

Phenols gives Violet solution with FeCl_{3} \: Solution    

- wherein

 Violet Solution

 

 

 

 

It forms a stable cyclic complex with polyhydroxy compounds like cis-glycerol, cathechol, etc. This helps in the release of H+ as H3O+ and, therefore, boric acids acts as a strong acid and hence can be titrated with sodium hydroxide using phenolphathalein.

Posted by

shivangi.shekhar

View full answer

NEET 2024 Most scoring concepts

    Just Study 32% of the NEET syllabus and Score up to 100% marks

Similar Questions

Trending Articles/News

anam-khan

UP NEET UG Counselling 2025: BDS fee structure out for non-minority private dental colleges
anam-khan

NEET admissions, exit tests, registration: NCAHP chief on allied and healthcare sciences’ future
anam-khan

KEA extends Karnataka NEET UG 2025 registration deadline to July 17 for MBBS, BDS, AYUSH admissions

Latest Question