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Hydroxy compounds

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

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1.

Oxidation of 2-pentanol produces compound X. X gives

a)

positive result with Tollen's reagent.

b)

positive result with Benedict's reagent.

c)

a yellow precipitate wih alkaline iodine.

d)

orange colour of hot acidified potassium dichromate solution turns green.

2.

Classify the types of alcohol of the following molecule.

a)

Primary alcohol

b)

Secondary alcohol.

c)

Tertiary alcohol

d)

Aromatic alcohol.

3.

Give the IUPAC name for the following sructure.

a)

1,2- cyclopentanol.

b)

1,2-pentanol.

c)

1,2–cyclopentanediol.

d)

1,2-pentanediol

4.

1-pentanol can be differentiate from 3-pentanol by using

a)

Phosphorus (v) chloride

b)

Lucas reagent

c)

Alkaline iodine

d)

Acidified potassium dichromate solution

5.

The following reagents can be used to convert ethanol to ethene except for

a)

Concentrated NH3

b)

Concentrated H2SO4

c)

Concentrated H3PO4

6.

State the rule used to convert 2-methylpent-1-ene to 2-methylpent-2-ol.

a)

Zaitsev's rule

b)

Markovnikov's rule

c)

Hund's rule

d)

Aufbau's rule

7.

Which compound has the highest boiling point?

a)

CH(OH)2CH2CH3

b)

CH(CH3)2CH2CH3

c)

CH2(OH)CH2CH3

d)

CH(CH3)2CH2CH2(C6H5)

8.

glacial ethanoic acid heated with 2-propanol in the presence of concentrated H2SO4 produced

a)

ester (2-propyl ethanoate)

b)

salt

c)

carboxylic acid (pentanoic acid)

d)

alcoholic

9.

Alcohol X produced cloudy solution immediately with Lucas reagent. Alcohol X is probably a .....

a)

primary alcohol

b)

tertiary alcohol

c)

secondary alcohol

d)

ketone

10.

Which of the following statement is NOT true about an alcohol?

a)

Methanol is the simplest alcohol.

b)

Alcohol is more polar than haloalkane.

c)

Ethanol can be prepared by fermentation.

d)

Solubility of alcohol in water increases with number of carbon atoms.

11.

When bromine is added to phenol, the brown colour of bromine is decolourised and a white precipitate of 2,4,6-tribromophenol is formed. This is an example of

a)

electrophilic addition

b)

free radical substitution

c)

electrophilic substitution

d)

nucleophilic substitution

12.

Arrange the following compounds in order of increasing acidity.

Water, Phenol, Ethanol, 2-propanol

a)

Ethanol, 2-propanol, water, Phenol

b)

2-propanol, Ethanol, water, Phenol

c)

Water, Phenol, Ethanol, 2-propanol

d)

Phenol, water, Ethanol, 2-propanol

13.

Phenol DOES NOT react with the following?

a)

bromine water

b)

nitric acid

c)

Na2CO3

d)

NaOH

14.

Propanol is heated with acidified potassium dichromate. The following statements about this reaction is true except for

a)

Green solution is formed.

b)

Orange solution is formed.

c)

Acidic product is formed.

d)

Cr6+ is reduced to Cr3+.

15.

Phenol is stronger acid than water and itself it is

a)

weakly acidic

b)

weakly basic

c)

alkali

d)

strong acid

16.

Phenols are more acidic than alcohols because

a)

Phenoxide ion is stablised by resonance

b)

Phenols are more soluble in polar solvents

c)

Phenoxide ion does not exhibit resonance

d)

Alcohols do not lose H atoms at all

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18.

When phenol is treated with excess of bromine water, it gives which of the following product?

a)

m-bromophenol

b)

o-and p-bromophenol

c)

2,4-dibromophenol

d)

2,4,6-tribromophenol

19.

Phenols produce 2,4,6-trinitro phenol using following reagents

a)

Dil HNO3

b)

Con HNO3

c)

Con HNO3 + Con H2SO4

d)

Con H2SO4

20.

When phenol is treated with excess of bromine water, it gives which of the following product?

a)

m-bromophenol

b)

o-and p-bromophenol

c)

2,4-dibromophenol

d)

2,4,6-tribromophenol