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The COH bond angle in alcohols is slightly less than the tetrahedral angle whereas the COC bond angle in ether is slightly greater because

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Important Questions on Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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Which of the following has the lowest boiling point?
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Let fx=1+x1!+x22!+x33!+x44! . The number of real roots of fx=0 is
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One mole of an ideal gas passes through a process where pressure and volume obey the relation  P=Po1-12VoV2 . Here Po and Vo are constants. Calculate the change in the temperature of the gas if its volume changes from Vo  to  2Vo .
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A flask contains a mixture of isohexane and 3 -methylpentane. One of the liquids boils at 63oC while the other boils at 60oC. What is the best way to separate the two liquids and which one will be distilled out first?
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An ether is more volatile than an alcohol having the same molecular formula due to
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The plot that depicts the behavior of the mean free time τ (time between two successive collisions) for the molecules of an ideal gas, as a function of temperature T, qualitatively, is: (Graphs are schematic and not drawn to scale)
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The sum of two forces P and Q is R such that R=P. The angle θ (in degree) that the resultant of 2P and Q will make with Q is, ________
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Straight lines x-y=7 and x+4y=2 intersect at B. Points A and C are so chosen on these two lines such that AB=AC. The equation of line AC passing through (2, -7) is
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Give reason for the higher boiling point of ethanol in comparison to methoxymethane.
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Two gases - argon (atomic radius 0.07nm, atomic weight 40 ) and xenon (atomic radius 0.1nm, atomic weight 140 ) have the same number density and are at the same temperature. The ratio of their respective mean free times is closest to:
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The correct order of boiling points of below compounds is
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The specific heats, Cp and Cv of a gas of diatomic molecules, A, are given (in units of J mol-1 K-1 ) by 29 and 22, respectively. Another gas of diatomic molecules, B, has the corresponding values 30 and 21. If they are treated as ideal gases, then:
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An ideal gas in a closed container is slowly heated. As its temperature increases, which of the following statements are true ? 

(A) the mean free path of the molecules decreases

(B) the mean collision time between the molecules decreases.

(C) the mean free path remains unchanged.

(D) the mean collision time remains unchanged.

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Let fx be a polynomial  in x. Then the second derivative of fex is
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The maximum area of a rectangle inscribed in the circle x+12+y-32=64 is
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An ideal gas is enclosed in a cylinder at pressure of 2 atm and temperature, 300 K. The mean time between two successive collisions is 6×10-8 s. If the pressure is doubled and temperature is increased to 500 K, the mean time between two successive collisions will be close to:
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The compound with maximum vapour pressure at a given temperature is
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An ether is more volatile than alcohol having the same molecular formula. This is due to