Home
Class 12
CHEMISTRY
Glycerol is more viscous than ethanol du...

Glycerol is more viscous than ethanol due to `:`

A

high molecular weight

B

high boiling point

C

many hydrogen bonds per molecule

D

Fajan's rule

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
C
Because of larger number of intermolecular hydrogen bonding (three per molecule) in case of glycerol `(CH_(2)OH-CHOH0CH_(2)OH)` as compared to ethanol `(CH_(3)CH_(2)OH)`, the attraction between molecules of glycerol is more than that between molecules of ethanol. Due to this glycerol is more viscous than ethanol.
Promotional Banner

Topper's Solved these Questions

  • ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS

    DISHA PUBLICATION|Exercise Exercise - 1 : Concept Builder (Topicwise)(TOPIC 3 : Preparation and Properties of Phenols)|26 Videos

  • ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS

    DISHA PUBLICATION|Exercise Exercise - 2 : Concept Applicator)|28 Videos

  • ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS

    DISHA PUBLICATION|Exercise Exercise - 1 : Concept Builder (Topicwise)(TOPIC 1 : General Characteristics of Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers)|8 Videos

  • ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

    DISHA PUBLICATION|Exercise Exercise - 2 : Concept Applicator|27 Videos

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

Statement-1 : Glycerol is more viscous than methanol. Statement-2 : This is due to intramolecular H-bonding.

More acidic than ethanol is

Honey is more viscous than water. Can you suggest why ?

Assertion : Phenol is more acidic than ethanol. Reason : Phenoxide ion is resonance stabilized.

Assertion: Ethanol is more viscous than glycerol. Reason: Both posses H- bonding.

DISHA PUBLICATION-ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS-Exercise - 1 : Concept Builder (Topicwise)(TOPIC 2 : Preparation and Properties of Alcohols)
  1. Acid catalysed hydration of alkenes except ethene leads to the formati...

    Text Solution

    |

  2. Which of the following reagent will convert glycerol to acrolein ?

    Text Solution

    |

  3. Which of the following alcohols is least soluble in water ?

    Text Solution

    |

  4. Which of the following will not give iodoform test?

    Text Solution

    |

  5. Ethyl alcohol can be prepared from grignard reagent by the reaction of...

    Text Solution

    |

  6. Glycerol is more viscous than ethanol due to :

    Text Solution

    |

  7. Ethanol and dimethyl ether from a pair of functional isomers. The boil...

    Text Solution

    |

  8. When glycerol is treated with excess of Hl, the product formed is……………...

    Text Solution

    |

  9. Which of the following compounds can be used as antifreeze in automobi...

    Text Solution

    |

  10. In the following sequence of reaction, the product C is CH(3)-Br ove...

    Text Solution

    |

  11. Number of isomeric alcohols of molecular fomula of C(6)H(14)O which g...

    Text Solution

    |

  12. Which of the following reaction(s) can be used for the preparation of ...

    Text Solution

    |

  13. Which of the following is not the product of the dehydration of ?

    Text Solution

    |

  14. The compound X is

    Text Solution

    |

  15. Which carbocation is more likely to be formed in the dehydration of

    Text Solution

    |

  16. Major product is

    Text Solution

    |

  17. The above reaction is an example of

    Text Solution

    |

  18. The most probable product in the reaction given below is

    Text Solution

    |

  19. The precursor Carbocation to the product in the following reaction is

    Text Solution

    |

  20. The driving force in the above reaction is

    Text Solution

    |