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Account for the following :
(a) lower members of alcohols are soluble in water but higher members are not
(b) Alcohols cannot be used as solvent for grignard reagent.

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NCERT BANGLISH-HYDROXY DERIVATIVES-SELF EVALUATION((C) Answer not exceeding sixty words :)
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  2. Account for the following : (a) lower members of alcohols are solubl...

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  3. Give reason. Methanol is miscible with water while iodo methane is n...

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  4. Give chemical test to distinguish between ethanol and methanol.

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  5. Compare the acid strength in 1^(@), 2^(@) and 3^(@) alcohol giving rea...

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  6. Write the mechanism briefly when alcohols are treated with anhydrous z...

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  7. Why is that tertiary alcohols show greater reactivity towards hydrogen...

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  8. How do primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols differ in terms of the...

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  9. How will you convert C(2)H(5)OH" to "C(2)H(5)OC(2)H(5)?

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  10. How do primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols differ in terms of the...

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  11. Give chemical tests to distinguish between propan-2-ol and 2-methylpro...

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  12. Explain ‘esterification’ reaction with an example.

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  13. Why is glycol more viscous than ethanol ?

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  14. What happens when ethylene reacts with alkaline KMnO4 solution ?

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  15. Explain oxidation reactions of ethylene glycol.

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  16. How is terylene prepared from glycol ?

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  17. Write the conversion of ethylene glycol to 1,4-dioxan ?

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  18. How is glycerol obtained commercially ? State its two uses.

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  19. How does glycerol react with (i) PCl(5) (ii) KHSO(4).

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  20. Give a brief account of the following reaction. (i) esterification, (i...

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