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ICSE-ALCOHOLS, PHENOLS AND ETHERS -EXERCISE (PART-II Descriptive Questions) (SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS)
  1. Give chemical tests to distinguish between compounds of the following...

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  2. Give chemical tests to distinguish between compounds of the following...

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  3. Which is a stronger acid-phenol or cresol ? Explain.

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  4. (a) Give mechanism of preparation of ethoxy ethane from ethanol. (b...

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  5. Explain the following giving one example for each : (i) Reimer-Tiem...

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  6. Explain the following giving one example for each : (i) Reimer-Tiem...

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  7. How would you obtain (i). Picric acid (2, 4, 6-trinitrophenol) from...

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  8. How would you obtain : 2-Methylpropane from 2-methylpropanol ?

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  9. How would you obtain : 2-Methylpropan-2-ol from methylmagnesium bro...

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  10. How would you obtain : Propan-2-ol from propane

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  11. Explain why propanol has higher boiling point than that of the hydroca...

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  12. Explain why is ortho nitrophenol more acidic than ortho methoxyphenol ...

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  13. Preparation of ethers by acid dehydration of secondary or tertiary alc...

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  14. Account for the following: The boiling point of ethanol is higher th...

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  15. Ethers have lower boiling points that their correseponding isomeric al...

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  16. Write the mechanism of hydration of ethene to yield ethanol.

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  17. Explain the following with an example for each : (i) Kolbe's reacti...

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  18. Write the mechanism of acid dehydration of ethanol to yield ethene.

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  19. Write equations of the following reactions: (i) Friedel-Crafts react...

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  20. Alcohols are comparatively more soluble in water than hydrocarbons of ...

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