Chemistry Mcqs

Alkyl halides are considered to be very reactive compounds towards nucleophile because_________________?

(A) they have an electrophilic carbon

(B) they have an electrophilic carbon & a good leaving group

(C) they have an electrophilic carbon & a bad leaving group

(D) they have a nucleophilic carbon & a good leaving group

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For which mechanisms the first step involved is the same ?

(A) E1 + E2

(B) E2 + SN2

(C) E1 and SN1

(D) SN1 and SN2

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Ethanol and methanol can be distinguished by a__________________?

(A) Iodoform test

(B) Lucas test

(C) Benedicts test

(D) Tollens test

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The hydrogenation of phenol in the presence of Ni and heat gives_________________?

(A) cyclohexane

(B) n – hexane

(C) 1 – hexanol

(D) cyclohexanol

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Phenol was isolated by Runge from________________?

(A) vegetable oil

(B) coaltar

(C) wood

(D) none of these

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Methanol can be obtained from_________________?

(A) water gas

(B) destructive distillation of wood

(C) methane

(D) all

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Ethanol can be converted into ethanoic acid by_________________?

(A) Hydrogenation

(B) Hydration

(C) Oxidation

(D) Fermentation

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Treating phenol with formaldehyde in the presence of dilute base forms Bakelite. The process involved is_________________?

(A) oxidation

(B) elimination

(C) condensation polymerization

(D) additional polymertization

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Heating phenol with Zn will yield_________________?

(A) Benzene

(B) Benzoic acid

(C) Phenoxide

(D) Cyclohexane

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