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12th West Bengal Board
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Arrange the following in the increasing order of acidity :

ethanol, ethanoic acid, 4-nitrophenol, phenol.

Important Questions on Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 18
Out of the primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols, which one is resistant to oxidation?
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12th West Bengal Board
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 19

Name one reagent which is used for the distinction of primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols.

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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 20
Why are the lower members of alcohols soluble in water while the higher members are not?
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12th West Bengal Board
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 21
What is the function of anhydrous ZnCl2 in Luca's test?
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 22
How primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols differ in their reaction with Luca's reagent (1:1 mixture of HCl and anhydrous ZnCl2).
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12th West Bengal Board
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 23
How will you distinguish between propan-1-ol and propan-2-ol by a chemical test?
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 24
How will you distinguish between methanol and ethanol?
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12th West Bengal Board
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NEW SYSTEMATIC MODERN CHEMISTRY>Chapter 11 - Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers>REVIEW EXERCISES>Q 25
Discuss briefly, the relative rates of reaction of HBr with respect to primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols.