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Why boiling points of phenols are higher than those of the corresponding aromatic hydrocarbons and alkyl halides?

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ICSE-ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS -EXERCISE (PART-II Descriptive Questions) (VERY SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. Name any two reagents used for bringing about the oxidation of alcoho...

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  2. What is the main product obtained when vapours of tert.-butyl alcohol...

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  3. Why boiling points of phenols are higher than those of the correspond...

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  4. Give one reaction to show that phenol is acidic in character.

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  5. Name the phenol with molecular formula C(7)H(8)O which on treatment w...

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  6. Phenol is an acid but does not react with sodium bicarbonate solution...

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  7. Name the major product formed when sodium phenoxide is heated with CO...

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  8. Phenol is heated with chloroform and NaOH at 340 K. What is the produ...

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  9. How many sigma bonds are present in 3-methylphenol.

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  10. What is an enzyme ? Name two enzymes used in the preparation of alcoh...

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  11. Answer the following questions : What is fermentation ?

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  12. Mention an industrial product manufactured from methanol.

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  13. Mention two important uses of methanol.

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  14. Give the structural formula and name of the product of following react...

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  15. How is phenol obtained from aniline ?

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  16. How is phenolphthalein obtained?

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  17. Arrange water, ethanol and phenol in increasing order of acidity and g...

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  18. Give the IUPAC names of the following compounds CH(3)OCH(CH(3))(2)

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  19. Give the IUPAC names of the following compounds CH(2)=CH-OCH(3)

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  20. Give the IUPAC names of C(2)H(5)-O-C(3)H(7)

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