Home
Class 12
CHEMISTRY
Butylated hydroxy anisole is a/an...

Butylated hydroxy anisole is a/an

A

antioxidant

B

cleansing agent

C

disinfectant

D

antihistamine

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
A
Butylated hydroxy anisole is an antioxidant. The conjugated aromatic ring of BHA is able to stabilise free radicals.
By acting as free radical scavengers, further free radical reactions are prevented.

Structure of butylated hydroxy anisole
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • MHTCET 2015

    MHTCET PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS AND PRACTICE PAPERS|Exercise Chemistry|100 Videos

  • MHTCET 2017

    MHTCET PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS AND PRACTICE PAPERS|Exercise CHEMISTRY|50 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Butylated hydroxy anisole is used as artificial sweetening agent. True/False

Among the following compounds, the number of food preservative is _____. Propyl gallate, butylated hydroxyl anisole, saccarin, butylated hydroxyl toluene, xylitol, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, sodium benzoate

Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) , butylated hydroxy toluene (BHT) are important

Butylated hydroxy toluene is used in

Molecular formula of butylated hydroxy toluene is

Phenol to anisole

MHTCET PREVIOUS YEAR PAPERS AND PRACTICE PAPERS-MHTCET 2016-Chemistry
  1. The compound which is not formed when a mixture of n-butyl bromide and...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. What is the general molecular formula of the products obtained on heat...

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Butylated hydroxy anisole is a/an

    Text Solution

    |

  4. In the cell represented by Pb(s)|Pb^(2+)(1 M)||Ag^(+)(1M)|Ag(s) the...

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Which metal crystallises in a simple cubic structure ?

    Text Solution

    |

  6. The amine 'A' when treated with nitrous acid gives yellow oily substan...

    Text Solution

    |

  7. The element that does not form acidic oxide is

    Text Solution

    |

  8. While assigning R,S configuration the correct order of priority of gro...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Bulletproof helmets are made from

    Text Solution

    |

  10. Which metal is refined by Mond's process?

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Isopropyl methyl ether when treated with cold hydrogen iodide gives

    Text Solution

    |

  12. In face centred cubic unit cell, what is the volume occupied?

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Glucose on oxidation with bromine water yields gluconic acid. This re...

    Text Solution

    |

  14. How is sodium chromate converted into sodium dichromate in the manufac...

    Text Solution

    |

  15. In dry cell, what acts as a negative electrode?

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Select the compound which on treatment with nitrous acid liberates nit...

    Text Solution

    |

  17. 5.0 g of sodium hydroxide (molar mass 40 g mol) is dissolved in little...

    Text Solution

    |

  18. Which of the following compound when treated with dibenzyl cadmium yie...

    Text Solution

    |

  19. Which halide of magnesium has highest ionic character?

    Text Solution

    |

  20. The reaction takes place in two steps as (i) NO2Cl(g)overset(K1)rarr...

    Text Solution

    |