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Explain Clemmensen's reduction.

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It involves reduction of aldchydes and ketones to the corresponding hydrocarbons with amalgamated Zinc (Zn/Hg) and conc.HCI.
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ACCURATE PUBLICATION-ALDEHYDES ,KETONES AND CARBOOXALIC ACIDS-CARBOXYLIC ACID (3 MARK QUESTIONS )
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  2. Explain Clemmensen's reduction.

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  3. Aldehydes have lower boiling points than the corresponding alcohols. E...

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  4. Arrange the following compounds in the increasing order of their boili...

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  5. Write a chemical test to distinguish between benzaldehyde and acetalde...

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  6. Write the chemical equations when acetaldehyde reacts with hydroxyl am...

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  7. Write the reaction between acetone and semicarbazide.

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  8. Give a chemical test to distinguish between aldehyde and ketone.

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  9. What happens when Formaldehyde is treated with ammonia ?

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  10. What is formalin solution ? Give its one use..

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  11. Two uses of formaldehyde.

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  12. What type of aldehyde and ketones undergo Cannizzaro's reaction ?

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  13. What type of hybridisation is involved for carbon in a carbonyl group?

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  14. The symbol of the elements cobalt , aluminium , helium and sodium resp...

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  15. Carboxylic acid exists as dimers, explain why ?

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  16. Why are the boiling points of carboxylic acids higher than the corresp...

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  17. Carboxylic acids do not give the characteristic reactions of carbonyl ...

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  18. Benzoic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid. Justify.

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  19. Fluoroacetic acid is stronger than chloroacetic acid. Explain why ?

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  20. Why carboxylic acids do not give characteristic reactions of -OH group...

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