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(A) Alcohols can act as nucleophiles ...

(A) Alcohols can act as nucleophiles
(R) Alcohols form salts with alkali metals

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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(A) is true but (R) is false

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Both (A) and (R) are false

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  5. (A) Reactivity of primary alcohol is more than secondary alcohols towa...

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  6. (A) The bond angle C-O-H in alcohol is less than in phenols (R) I...

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  7. (A) In ethers, bond angle C-O-C is more than tetrahedral angle (R...

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  9. (A) During acid catalysed esterification, oxygen atom of alcohol is pr...

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  10. (A) Lucas reagent is used to distinguish 1^@ , 2^@ and 36@ alcohols ...

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  11. (A) Addition of water to (CH3)2 - C = CH - CH3 gives (CH3)2 - COH - C...

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  12. (A) 1-propanol & 2-propanol can be distinguished by haloform test ...

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  13. (A) Alcohols are acidic in nature but donot react with NaOH solution ...

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  14. (A) The acidity of alcohols follow the order 1^@ gt 2^@ gt 3^@ (R...

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  15. (A) For the reduction of esters in to alcohols Ni//H2 is preferred tha...

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