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What is the decreasing order of reactivity of sodium metal towards three types of aliphatic alcohols ?

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Primary `gt` Secondary `gt` Tertiary
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DINESH PUBLICATION-ALCOHOLS AND PHENOLS-PROBLEM FOR PRACTICE
  1. Arrange in decreasing order of acidic strengths , H(2)O, CH(3)OH, (CH(...

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  2. Which is a stronger oxidising agent ? (CH(3))(2) CHOH or (CF(3))(2)CHO...

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  3. What is the decreasing order of reactivity of sodium metal towards thr...

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  4. Name the optically active alcohol with least molecular mass.

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  5. Can Na metal be used to remove traces of moisture from ethyl alcohol ?

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  6. When ethanol and water are mixed, what happens to the total volume of ...

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  7. Which of the following is called grain alcohol ?

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  8. Name the most acidic primary alcohol.

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  9. Out of phenol and phenate ion, which is more resonance stabilised?

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  10. Give a test to distinguish between phenol and ethyl alcohol.

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  11. Two isomeric compounds X and Y have the molecular formula C(7)H(7)OH. ...

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  12. What is the correct increasing order of acidic strength in the followi...

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  13. How many sigma bonds are present in 3-Methylpgenol ?

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  14. o- nitrophenol is steam volatile while p-nitrophenol is not. Discuss.

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  15. Give the product of the following reaction :

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  16. Name a phenol with molecular formula C(7)H(8)O which upon treatment wi...

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  17. Identify X, Y and Z in the following reaction : C(6)H(5)NH(2) unders...

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  18. Predict the stronger acid from the following pairs : (a) Phenol and ...

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  19. Does picric acid contain a carboxyl group ?

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  20. Does phenol react with NaHCO(3) solution ?

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