The total number of carboxylic acid groups in the product $P$ is

The correct order of acidity for the following compounds is:

Which of the following reactions give $RCONH_2$?

Give plausible explanation for each of the following:
$(i)$ Cyclohexanone forms cyanohydrin in good yield but $2,2,6-$trimethylcyclohexanone does not.
$(ii)$ There are two $-NH_2$ groups in semicarbazide. However,only one is involved in the formation of semicarbazones.
$(iii)$ During the preparation of esters from a carboxylic acid and an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst,the water or the ester should be removed as soon as it is formed.

What will be the product obtained from the following reaction?
$CH_3CH_2C \equiv N + C_2H_5OH + H_2O \xrightarrow{\text{conc. } H_2SO_4}$

The following transformation can be carried out in three steps. The reagents required for these three steps in their correct order are: