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Ethyl alcohol and phenol both contain OH group. Why phenol is acidic and alcohol is neutral in nature. Give reason.

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PRADEEP-ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS-ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
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  2. Explain the cause of acidity of phenol.

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  3. Ethyl alcohol and phenol both contain OH group. Why phenol is acidic a...

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  4. Phenols are more acidic than alcohols because

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  5. Explain the following: (i) Phenol is more acidic than ethanol. (ii) ...

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  6. Arrange the following in decreasing order of their acidic character: ...

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  7. Account for the following: The OH group in phenols is ortho annd par...

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  8. Give the structural formulae and names of the products of the followin...

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  9. Convert phenol into (i) Salicylaldehyde (ii) Benzene (iii) Picric ...

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  10. Convert salicylic acid to (i) aspirin, (ii) methyl salicylate, (iii)...

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  11. What happens when phenol is warmed with CO(2) in the presence of aqueo...

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  12. How will you convert phenol to benzoquinone ?

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  13. Out of phenol and benzene, which can be more easily nitrated ?

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  15. How will you convert (write chemical equations). (i) phenol to 4-bro...

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  16. How the following pairs can be distinguished ? (i) Phenol and benzoi...

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  17. Distinction between Aliphatic and Aromatic Amines

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  18. Write Williamsom synthesis reaction.

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  19. WILLIAMSON SYNTHESIS

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  20. Write the mechanism of the following reaction : 2CH(3) CH(2) OH un...

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