Single Choice

Urea is a

AMonobasic acid
Bdibasic acid
Cmonoacid base
Correct Answer
DDiacidic base

Solution

Urea is $$\textbf{mono-acidic base}$$. It it actually Arrhenius base that deprotonates water leaving $$OH^-$$ in its water solution , which in turn works as a base. Hence option (C) is correct.

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

Urea reacts with water to form $$A$$ which will decompose to form $$B$$. $$B$$ when passed through $$Cu^{2+} (aq)$$, deep blue colour solution $$C$$ is formed. What is the formula of $$C$$ from the following?

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

Urea on slow heating gives

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

An aqueous solution of urea :

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

A concentrated solution of urea gives a white precipitate with:

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

Urea reacts with hydrazine to give.

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

Urea reacts with malonic ester to give:

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

Urea can be distinguished from acetamide using

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

Urea on treatment with sodium hypobromite gives:

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

Urea on hydrolysis gives:

Organic Compounds Containing Nitrogen

What happens when? (i) Urea is heated with acetoacetic ester, (ii) Urea is heated with succinic acid, (iii)Urea is treated with sodium hypobromide in alkaline medium (iv) Urea is treated with acetyl chloride

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