Consider the following statements:

I. Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long-chain carboxylic acids.

II. The properties of catenation and isomerism in the element carbon are attributed to existence of large number of organic compounds than inorganic compounds.

III. Carbon dioxide is acidic but carbon monoxide is neutral molecule.A.I and II onlyB.II and III onlyC.I and III onlyD.I, II and III

Question

Consider the following statements: I. Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long-chain carboxylic acids. II. The properties of catenation and isomerism in the element carbon are attributed to existence of large number of organic compounds than inorganic compounds. III. Carbon dioxide is acidic but carbon monoxide is neutral molecule.

Accepted Answer

I, II and III. Statement I is correct. Soaps are sodium or potassium salts of long-chain fatty (carboxylic) acids. Statement II is accepted as correct. Catenation and isomerism let carbon form huge numbers of compounds, so they explain why organic compounds outnumber inorganic ones. Statement III is correct. Carbon dioxide forms carbonic acid in water, so it is acidic. Carbon monoxide is a neutral oxide. So option (d) is correct.

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