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The solubility of lower alcohols in wate...

The solubility of lower alcohols in water is due to

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Formation of hydrogen bond between alcohol and water molecules

B

Hydrophobic nature of alcohol

C

Increases in boiling points

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None of these

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Compound which can form hydrogen bond with water are soluble and lowre alcohols forming effective hydrogen bond with `H_(2)O`. So soluble in `H_(2)O`.
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  5. Which of the following reactions of an alcohol does not involve O-H bo...

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  6. Alkyl chloride is formed when alcohol is treated with HCl in presence ...

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  7. When ethyl alcohol reacts with acetic acid, the products formed are

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  8. Methyl alcohol reacts with phosphorus to form-

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  9. The-OH group of Methyl alcohol cannot be replaced by chlorine by the t...

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  10. Reaction of alcohol does not show cleavage of R-O linkage-

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  11. Replacement of -OH group in alcohol by -Cl cannot be carried out with...

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  12. Which alcohol does not give a ketone on oxidation-

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  13. A compound X with molecular formula C(3)H(8)O can be oxidised to a com...

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  14. Tertiary alcohols are resistance to oxidation because:

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  15. The number of alkanols and ethers represented by the molecular formula...

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  18. Anhydrides of alcohol are nothing but -

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  19. Electron pair donating tendency is maximum in-

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