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The iodoform test is used to distinguish ethanol and ethanoic acid.

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Important Questions on Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

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Give one chemical test each to distinguish between ethanol and acetic acid.
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In the following reactions, P,Q,R, and S are the major products.

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The correct statement(s) about P,Q,R, and S is(are)

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What is the reason for the reducing property of formic acid? Give example of its reducing property.
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Give one chemical test each to distinguish between the following pairs of compounds: Phenol and benzoic acid.
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Correct order of reactivity of acid derivatives towards a nucleophile is
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The correct sequence of decreasing order of reactivity of hydrolysis of acid chlorides is
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In the following reaction sequence, the correct structures of E, F and G are:
 
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(* implies 13 C labelled carbon)                                  
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Which of the following carboxylic acid undergoes decarboxylation easily ?
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Correct order of reactivity of acid derivatives towards a nucleophile is
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Acetic acid on warming with hydrazoic acid in presence of conc. H 2 SO 4 gives
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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Given below are some statements concerning formic acid, which of them is true?
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The property which distinguishes formic acid from acetic acid is-
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Amides are formed by the reaction of acid chloride with