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Chemistry - Carboxylic Acid Derivatives

Practise 46 AP EAMCET previous year questions on Carboxylic Acid Derivatives, compiled from papers spanning 2001 to 2025. Each question is pulled directly from the actual exam paper it appeared in, so you're practising in the exact style and difficulty AP EAMCET tests.

Carboxylic Acid Derivatives has been asked in 13 of the 24 years of AP EAMCET papers analysed (2001–2024), with 46 questions in all. 39% of them were easy, 43% moderate and 17% tough. Most of its questions came from 2023, with 7 questions that year. In the last three years (2022–2024) it had 17 questions across 28 papers, about 0.6 per paper.

The chapter's 6 topics are not weighted equally: Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids (17 questions, 37%), Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives (8 questions, 17%), and Preparation and Properties of Esters (8 questions, 17%) have been asked the most. Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids has also led over the last five years, with 11 questions. Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids has produced the most tough questions (3).

  1. 1The carboxylic acid with highest and lowest values of the following respectively are26 May, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  2. 2The structures of succinic acid and malonic acid , respectively, are26 May, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  3. 3The final product in the given reaction sequence is24 May, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Esters
  4. 4What are X and Y respectively in the following set of reactions?22 May, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Esters
  5. 5Arrange the products I, II, III from the following reactions in decreasing order of their acid strength. A) B) C)21 May, 2025 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  6. 6The most acidic carboxylic acid is21 May, 2025 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  7. 7Toluene on reaction with the reagent X gave Y , which dissolves in and when reacted with gave Z . What are X and Z ?23 May, 2024 (M)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  8. 8What are A and B in the following reaction sequence?20 May, 2024 (E)Reaction Involving Cleavage of –OH Group
  9. 9Arrange the following in decreasing order of their acidity18 May, 2024 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  10. 10What are X and Y in the following set of reactions?18 May, 2024 (M)Preparation and Properties of Esters
  11. 11The ' ' in the following conversion is19 May, 2023 (M)Reactions Involving Acid Group
  12. 12The preferred reagent for the following conversion is19 May, 2023 (M)Reaction Involving Cleavage of –OH Group
  13. 13What is ' ' in the following reaction?18 May, 2023 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  14. 14In the reaction, if is the reagent and is the product, which of the following is not feasible? In the reaction, if is the reagent and is the17 May, 2023 (M)Reaction Involving Cleavage of –OH Group
  15. 15What are ' ' and ' ' respectively in the following reaction sequence?17 May, 2023 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  16. 16Identify the major product of the given reaction16 May, 2023 (E)Reaction Involving Cleavage of –OH Group
  17. 17Identify and in the following reactions sequence15 May, 2023 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  18. 18Match the name of acid from list-I with source from which is derived.08 Jul, 2022 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  19. 19Identify the major product from the following reaction sequence.07 Jul, 2022 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  20. 20Hydrolysis of the minor product formed from the reaction of 1-bromo propane and ethanolic given07 Jul, 2022 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  21. 21Match the following. {array}{|c|c|c|c|} & List I (Substance) & & List II (Use) \\ (A) & Methanoic acid & (i) & Textile \\ (B) & Ethanoic aci06 Jul, 2022 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  22. 22On electrolysis of aqueous solution of sodium butanoate gives a hydrocarbon. The number of carbon atoms present in hydrocarbon are05 Jul, 2022 (E)Preparation and Properties of Esters
  23. 23An aryl carboxylic acid on treatment with sodium hydrogen carbonate liberates a gaseous molecule. Identify the gas molecule liberated.04 Jul, 2022 (E)Reaction Involving Cleavage of –OH Group
  24. 24The total number of (nucleophilic substitution bimolecular) reactions involved in the following reaction sequence is24 Aug, 2021 (M)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  25. 25Identify the major product of the following reaction:20 Aug, 2021 (M)Reactions Involving Acid Group
  26. 26The major product of the following reaction sequence is20 Aug, 2021 (E)Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  27. 27Compound ' \(A\) ' undergoes formation of cyanohydrins, which on hydrolysis gives lactic acid \( ( {CH}_3 {CHOHCOOH} )\). Therefore, compoun21 Sep, 2020 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  28. 28The main constituent of vinegar is ____18 Sep, 2020 (M)Abnormal Behaviour of Formic Acid
  29. 29The order of acidic strength of following acids is17 Sep, 2020 (E)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  30. 30Which of the following conversion represents Fries rearrangement?23 Apr, 2019 (M)Preparation and Properties of Esters
  31. 31Wurtz reaction of bromoethane gives \(n\)-butane. Sodium salt of \(X\) on heating with sodalime also results in \(n\)-butane. Compound \(X\)22 Apr, 2019 (M)Reactions Involving Acid Group
  32. 32The following species are involved in the formation of an ester from a carboxylic acid in the presence of acid. The correct sequence of form21 Apr, 2019 (M)Preparation and Properties of Esters
  33. 33Acetic acid on heating with \( {NH}_3\) forms \(A\). When \(A\) reacts with \( {LiAlH}_4\) followed by hydrolysis gives \(B\). When \(B\) is20 Apr, 2019 (M)Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  34. 34In the following reaction sequence, the product is20 Apr, 2019 (E)Reaction Involving Cleavage of –OH Group
  35. 35Identify from the following.2014Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  36. 36What is in the following reaction?2014Reactions Involving Acid Group
  37. 37What are in the following reactions? (I) (II) (III)2009Reactions Involving Acid Group
  38. 38Which of the following compounds when heated with at and 500 atm pressure in presence of forms ethyl propionate ?2006Preparation and Properties of Esters
  39. 39Which one of the following functional groups undergoes hydrolysis with alkali to yield an acid group?2004Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  40. 40Which one of the following compounds give aspirin on reacting with acetic anhydride in the presence of conc. ?2003Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  41. 41Acid hydrolysis of yields two different organic compounds. Which one of the following is ?2003Preparation and Properties of Esters
  42. 42In the following reaction, and are respectively2002Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  43. 43The reagent used in the preparation of aspirin from salicylic acid is2002Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  44. 44Oxalic acid reacts with concentrated to give a mixture of two gases. When this mixture is passed through caustic potash, one of the gases is2002Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives
  45. 45The reagent used for converting acetylene to oxalic acid is2002Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids
  46. 46Acetic acid is reacted with metallic sodium to form hydrogen and . When is heated with sodalime, and sodium carbonate are formed. is2001Reactions Involving Acid Group

Frequently Asked Questions

1.How many questions are available for Carboxylic Acid Derivatives?

This chapter includes 46 questions compiled from AP EAMCET papers spanning 2001 to 2025.

2.Are these questions only from AP EAMCET, or from other exams too?

These are AP EAMCET questions specifically for the Carboxylic Acid Derivatives chapter. Questions from other exams like JEE Main or NTA Abhyas (JEE Main) are organised separately under their respective exam sections.

3.Is Carboxylic Acid Derivatives an important chapter for AP EAMCET Chemistry?

Carboxylic Acid Derivatives has appeared in 14 of the 25 years of AP EAMCET papers covered here, with 46 questions across 38 papers - about one per paper it appears in.

4.What is the difficulty level of Carboxylic Acid Derivatives questions in AP EAMCET?

Of the 46 questions analysed for this chapter, 39% are easy, 43% moderate and 17% tough. 2023 had the most, with 7 questions.

5.Which topics in Carboxylic Acid Derivatives should I focus on?

These topics have carried the most weightage in Carboxylic Acid Derivatives:

  • Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids - 17 questions (37%)
  • Preparation and Properties of Acid Derivatives - 8 questions (17%)
  • Preparation and Properties of Esters - 8 questions (17%)
  • Preparation and Properties of Carboxylic Acids has produced the most tough questions (3).
6.Is Carboxylic Acid Derivatives's weightage in AP EAMCET going up or down?

Across all 38 papers analysed, Carboxylic Acid Derivatives has averaged about 1.2 questions per paper. In the last three years (2022–2024), that average has fallen, at about 0.6 questions per paper. Use the year-wise numbers on this page for the exact trend before you decide how much time to give it.