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The acidity of alcohols falls in the order: primarygtsecondarygttertiary. Explain.

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PRADEEP-ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS-ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. Which one of the following is not secondary alcohol? (A) 2-Methyl - ...

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  2. Why are alcohols less acidic than water?

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  3. The acidity of alcohols falls in the order: primarygtsecondarygttertia...

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  4. Why 1^(@) alcohols are more acidic than 2^(@) alcohols?

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  5. Account for the following: the order of reactivity of halogen acids to...

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  6. What happens when primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols are: (i) ...

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  7. What happens when : (i) ethanol is oxidised with acidified KMnO(4) sol...

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  8. "Formation of products by the reaction of ethanol and sulphuric acid d...

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  9. What happens when : (i) Ethanol is mixed with conc. H(2)SO(4) at 273K.

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  10. Explain the mechanism of the following reaction: CH(3)CH(2)OH overse...

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  11. How would you convert the following : (i)Phenol to benzoquinone (i...

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  12. How does Lucas reagent help in the distinction of primary, secondary a...

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  13. How will you distinguish between primary, secondary and tertiary alcoh...

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  14. Give the IUPAC ame of iodoform and give its preparation using acetone,...

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  15. Iodoform Test

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  16. Select the compound in each of the following pairs that can be convert...

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  17. Ether is obtained from ethyl alcohol

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  18. In the commercial manufacture of ethyl alcohol from starchy substances...

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  19. Manufacture of acetic acid by fermentation process is called

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  20. The precentage of ethyl alcohol in rectified spirit is

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