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PRADEEP-ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS -ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. Complete the following equation giving the names of the reactants and ...

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  2. Show with chemical equation, how will you convert (i) acetaldehyde int...

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  3. Why are boiling point of aldehydes and ketones lower than those of the...

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  4. What do you mean by a nucleophilic addition reaction? Give its mechani...

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  5. Explain the mechanism of a nucleophilic attack on the carbonyl group o...

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  6. Aldehydes and ketones undergo nucleophilic/electrophilic addition reac...

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  7. (a) Explain why aldehydes undergo nucleophilic addition reactions more...

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  8. Account for the following: (i) Ethanal is more reactive towards nucl...

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  9. Write chemical equation when: (i) Acetone reacts with ethanol. (ii...

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  10. (a) Sodium bisulphite is used for the purification of aldehydes and ke...

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  11. How is grignard reagent used to prepar tert-butyl alcohol.

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  12. Convert ketones into tertiary alcohols.

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  13. Write the names and structures of the products formed in the following...

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  14. Explain why during preparation of ammonia derivatives from aldehdyes n...

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  15. Write the structure of the product formed when semicarbazide reacts wi...

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  16. Write the products of oxidation of (i) 2-pentanone and (ii) 3-pentanon...

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  17. Howare aldehydes distinguished from ketoens using tollen's and fehling...

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  18. how will you distinguish benzaldehyde from (i) Acetaldehyde, (ii) Ac...

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  19. What is haloform reaction? Discuss its utility in organic analysis.

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  20. Formaldehyde and benzaldehyde give cannizzaro reaction but acetaldehyd...

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