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Aldehydes and ketones react with electrophiles but not with nucleophiles.

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MODERN PUBLICATION-ALDEHYDES, KETONES AND CARBOXYLIC ACIDS-EXERCISE
  1. Which of the following is a stronger acid of the following pairs ? m...

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  2. Complete the following statement- The food nutrient whose main motive ...

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  3. Aldehydes and ketones react with electrophiles but not with nucleophil...

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  4. Express 3578 in roman numbers.

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  5. Acetaldehyde can be prepared by dry distillation of calcium acetate.

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  6. Acetaldehyde can be reduced to ethane in the presence of LiAH4

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  7. Benzaldehyde cannot undergo Cannizzaro Reaction.

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  8. Aldehydes are easily oxidised than ketones.

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  9. True of False : Acetaldehyde cyanohydrin on hydrolysis gives lactic ac...

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  10. Benzaldehyde reduces Fehling Solution.

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  11. Benzaldehyde forms addition product with sodium bisulphite but acetoph...

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  12. ketones give nucleophilic addition reactions more readily.

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  13. Calcium formate on heating gives acetaldehyde.

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  14. The pKa Value of formic acid is smaller than that of acetic acid.

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  15. The carbon-oxygen bond lengths in formic acid are equal.

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  16. True of False : Nitration of benzoic acid gives m-nitrobenzoic acid.

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  17. Write the name of the product CH3 CH2 OH + SOCl2 overset ( pyrid i n ...

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  18. When benzoic acid is heated with soda lime, benzene is formed.

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  19. True or False : Acetate ion is a stronger base than methoxide ion.

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  20. True or False : Ethanoic acid liberates hydrogen with sodium metal.

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