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ChemistryCarboxylic acid and their DerivativesPREPARATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR DERIVATIVESEasy2 minPYQ_2026

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Identify the product of acid hydrolysis of propane nitrile.

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Propane nitrile is $C H_{3} C H_{2} CN$ .

Complete acid hydrolysis of nitriles yields carboxylic acids with the same number of carbon atoms.

$C H_{3} C H_{2} CN + 2 H_{2} O + H^{+} \to C H_{3} C H_{2} COO H + N H_{4}^{+}$

The product formed is propanoic acid.

Answer: Propanoic acid

Stream:MHT_CET_MEDICALSubject:ChemistryTopic:Carboxylic acid and their DerivativesSubtopic:PREPARATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS AND THEIR DERIVATIVES

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