EASY
10th CBSE
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Give the names and structures of a ketone derived from butane.

Important Questions on Carbon and its Compounds

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10th CBSE
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Write the structural formulae and IUPAC names of the isomers represented by C5H12.
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10th CBSE
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Acetic acid was added to a solid 'X' kept in a test tube. A colourless and odourless gas was evolved. The gas turned lime water milky when passed through it. Predict the nature of the solid.
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10th CBSE
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Draw the structure of the following compound:
Ethanoic acid
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Draw the structure of the following compound:
Butanone
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10th CBSE
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Why is conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid considered an oxidation reaction?

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10th CBSE
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Write the name and molecular formula of an organic compound having its name suffixed with '-ol' and having two carbon atoms in the molecule. With the help of a balanced chemical equation indicate what happens when it is heated with excess of conc. H2SO4.
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10th CBSE
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A neutral organic compound A of molecular formula C2H6O on heating with excess of conc. H2SO4 gives compound B of molecular formula C2H4. Compound B on reduction gives compound C of molecular formula C2H6.
(a) Name A, B and C.
(b) Write chemical equation for the conversion of A to B.
(c) What is the role of conc. H2SO4 in the above equation.
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10th CBSE
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Give a chemical test to distinguish between ethane and ethene.