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How alcohols differ from inorganic hydroxides?

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Alcohols are practically unionized and neutral to litmus whereas inorganic hydroxides ionize to give `OH^(-)` ions and turn red litmus blue.
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ICSE-ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS -EXERCISE (PART-II Descriptive Questions) (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. What are alcohols ?

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  2. How alcohols differ from inorganic hydroxides?

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  3. Name the types of isomerism shown by alcohols.

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  4. Name the lowest molecular weight alcohol which is optically active.

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  5. Write IUPAC name of aspirin.

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  6. Write the IUPAC name of the following compound: H(3)C-underset(CH(3)...

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  7. Give the IUPAC name of the following compound: H(2)C=CH-underset(OH...

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  8. Give the structural formula and IUPAC names of the isomers with the mo...

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  9. Arrange propan-1-ol, propan-2-ol and methoxyethane in the increasing ...

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  10. Arrange the following in the increasing order of their boiling points ...

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  11. Write IUPAC name of

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  12. Phenol has smaller dipole moment than methanol. Why?

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  13. How is that alcohol and water are miscible in all proportions?

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  14. Of the two hydroxy organic compounds ROH and R'OH, the first one is ba...

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  15. Which of the following will have higher boiling point and why? CH(...

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  16. How will you convert ethanol to into ethylene?

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  17. What is the order of dehydration of primary, secondary and tertiary a...

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  18. Arrange the following in order of decreasing acid strength: CH(3)O...

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  19. Name the only primary alcohol which gives iodoform test.

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  20. Arrange the following in order of decreasing acidic strength: H(2)...

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