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Chemistry

Alcohols Preparation Properties

Medium Priority
Consistency: 60%
Weightage: 12 / 20 Yrs

High-Yield Trend

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Questions
17 MCQs

01
PYQ 2006
medium
chemistry ID: neet-200

Ethylene oxide when treated with Grignard reagent yields:

1. secondary alcohol

2. tertiary alcohol

3. cyclopropyl alcohol

4. primary alcohol

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02
PYQ 2007
easy
chemistry ID: neet-200

The product formed in the below-mentioned reaction is:

1.  
2.  
3.  
4.

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03
PYQ 2009
easy
chemistry ID: neet-200

H2COH.CH2OH on heating with per-iodic acid gives:

1. 2CO2
2. 2 HCOOH

 

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04
PYQ 2009
easy
chemistry ID: neet-200

The product 'Z' in the below-mentioned reaction is:

1. CH2=CH2

2. CH3CH2-O-CH2-CH3

3. CH3-CH2-O-SO3H

4. CH3CH2OH

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05
PYQ 2010
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

The product 'D' in the above-mentioned reaction is: 

1.  2.
3.   4.

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06
PYQ 2015
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

Alkyl halides prepared by among the following reaction(s) is/are:

I.
II.
III.
IV.
1. I, III, and IV 2. I and II
3. Only IV 4. III and IV
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07
PYQ 2015
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

Which of the following is not the product of dehydration of?

1. 2.
3. 4.
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08
PYQ 2017
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

The heating of phenylmethyl ether with HI produces:

1. Iodobenzene

2. Phenol

3. Benzene

4. Ethyl chloride

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09
PYQ 2017
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

Identify A and predict the type of reaction

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10
PYQ 2018
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

Compound A, C8H10O is found to react with NaOI (produced by reacting Y with NaOH) and yield a yellow precipitate with a characteristic smell. A and Y are respectively?

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11
PYQ 2018
easy
chemistry ID: neet-201

The compound A on treatment with Na gives B, and with PCl5 gives C. B and C react together to give diethyl ether.

A, B and C are, respectively:

1. C2H5OH, C2H6, C2H5Cl

2. C2H5OH, C2H5Cl, C2H5ONa

3. C2H5Cl, C2H6, C2H5OH

4. C2H5OH, C2H5ONa ,C2H5Cl

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12
PYQ 2020
easy
chemistry ID: neet-202

Identify Z in the following reaction:

1. 2.
3. 4.
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13
PYQ 2021
easy
chemistry ID: neet-202

The IUPAC name of the product that formed in the following chemical reaction is:

1. Pentan-3-ol 2. 2-Methyl butan-2-ol
3. 2-Methyl propan-2-ol 4. Pentan-2-ol
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14
PYQ 2022
easy
chemistry ID: neet-202
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: In Lucas test, primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols are distinguished on the basis of their reactivity with conc. , known as Lucas Reagent.
Statement II: Primary alcohols are most reactive and immediately produce turbidity at room temperature on reaction with Lucas Reagent.
In light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
1. I is incorrect but II is correct
2. Both I and II correct
3. Both I and II are incorrect
4. I is correct but II is incorrect
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15
PYQ 2023
easy
chemistry ID: neet-202
Consider the following reaction and identify the product (P):
1. 2.
3. 4.
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16
PYQ 2024
easy
chemistry ID: neet-202
Identify the correct reagents that would bring about the following transformation.
1.  2.
3. 4.
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17
PYQ 2024
easy
chemistry ID: neet-202
Which one of the following alcohols reacts instantaneously with Lucas reagent?
1. 
2. 
3. 
4. 
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