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Alcohols

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which one of these is a secondary alcohol?

a)

Butan-1,4-diol

b)

2-methylpropan-2-ol

c)

Pentan-2-ol

d)

Pentan-1-ol

2.

What is formed when you oxidise a tertiary alcohol

a)

Aldehyde

b)

Ketone

c)

Carboxylic Acid

d)

Nothing

3.

What is formed when you oxidise a secondary alcohol

a)

Aldehyde

b)

Ketone

c)

Carboxylic Acid

d)

Nothing

4.

What is formed when you oxidise a primary alcohol

a)

Aldehyde

b)

Ketone

c)

Carboxylic Acid

d)

Nothing

5.

What does [O] represent

a)

K2CrO7 and H2SO4

b)

K2Cr2O6 and H2SO4

c)

K2Cr3O7 and H2SO4

d)

K2Cr2O7 and H2SO4

6.

What is used to dehydrate an alcohol

a)

HCl

b)

H2SO4

c)

H3PO4

d)

Harvey

7.

What is formed in situ when NaBr and H2SO4 react with an alcohol

a)

Na2SO4

b)

HBr

c)

BrSO4

8.

What is the colour change seen in the oxidation of alcohols

a)

green to orange

b)

blue to orange

c)

orange to green

d)

green to blue

9.

What is the class of the alcohol?

a)

Primary alcohol

b)

Secondary alcohol

c)

Tertiary alcohol

d)

Quaternary alcohol

10.

What is the class of the alcohol?

a)

Primary Alcohol

b)

Secondary Alcohol

c)

Tertiary Alcohol

d)

Phenol

11.

What is the class of the alcohol?

a)

Primary alcohol

b)

Secondary alcohol

c)

Tertiary Alcohol

d)

Phenol

12.

What is the class of the alcohol?

a)

Primary alcohol

b)

Secondary Alcohol

c)

Tertiary Alcohol

d)

Phenol

13.

What functional group is -OH

a)

Hydroxyl

b)

Carboxyl

c)

Amino

d)

Carbonyl Ketone

14.
What is the functional group of an alcohol?
a)
-COO-
b)
-COOH
c)
-C=C-
d)
-OH
15.
Which functional group is NOT present?
a)
Amino 
b)
Carboxyl 
c)
Hydroxyl
d)
Amine
16.

What is the first product from the oxidation of propan-1-ol?

a)

propandiol

b)

propanal

c)

propanoic acid

d)

propanone

17.
What does the oxidation of a secondary alcohol produce? 
a)
Carboxylic Acid
b)
Aldehyde
c)
Ketone
d)
Primary Alcohol
18.

Which of the below is propan-2-ol?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
19.

What is the name of this alcohol?

a)

Propanol

b)

Ethan-1,2-diol

c)

Propan-1,2,3-triol

d)

propane-1,2,3-triol

20.

Name the reaction?

a)

Esterification

b)

Bouveault Blanc Reduction

c)

Meerwein Ponndorf Verley Reduction

d)

None of the above

21.

The increasing order of acidic strength of different types of alcohol and water is:

a)

Primary Alcohol < Secondary Alcohol < Tertiary Alcohol < Water

b)

Water < Primary Alcohol < Secondary Alcohol < Tertiary Alcohol

c)

Tertiary Alcohol < Secondary Alcohol < Primary Alcohol < Water

d)

Water < Tertiary Alcohol < Secondary Alcohol < Primary Alcohol

22.

The reaction of alcohols with benzoyl chloride and its derivatives in presence of aqueous NaOH is called:

a)

Schotten Baumann Reaction

b)

Fischer Speier Esterification

c)

Meerwein Pondorff Verley Reduction

d)

None of the above

23.

The major product of dehydration of alcohols will be :

a)

Alkyl hydrogen sulphate

b)

more highly substituted alkene

c)

less substituted alkene

d)

Can't say

24.

Find out the major product when 2-Butanol is treated with Conc. H2SO4:

a)

1-Butene

b)

2-Butyl Hydrogen Sulphate

c)

2-Butene

d)

None of the above

25.

What is the name of this reagent [CrO3.2C5H5N]?

a)

Corey's Reagent

b)

Collin's Reagent

c)

Jones Reagent

d)

Lucas Reagent

26.

Which out of these reagent provides product with syn stereochemistry during the hydroxylation of alkenes?

a)

Cold alkaline potassium permanganate solution

b)

Osmium tetroxide + Sodiumbisulphite

c)

both

d)

none

27.

Acid or base catalyzed hydrolysis of epoxides gives ______.

a)

Cis-Vicinal glycols

b)

Trans-Vicinal glycols

c)

Can't Say

d)

None

28.

What will be the main product(s) when 1 mole of Glyceraldehyde is treated with 2 moles of Periodic Acid?

a)

3 HCOOH

b)

HCHO + 2HCOOH

c)

HCOOH + 2HCHO

d)

3HCHO

29.

FInd out the product of Pinacol-Pinacolone Rearrangement reaction of 1, 1-Diphenyl-2-methyl-1,2-propanediol?

a)

3,3-DIphenyl-2-butanone

b)

2-Methyl-1,2-diphenyl-propanone

c)

Both as racemic mixture

d)

None of the above

30.

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

31.

At which position in the chain is the alcohol hydroxyl group attached?

(a)  

32.

This is where the hydroxyl group of phenols found/attached.

(a)  

33.

It is the type of alcohol where the carbon atom carrying the hydroxyl group is attached to two alkyl groups.

(a)  

34.

This type of alcohol contains three hydroxyl groups.

(a)  

35.

A chemical compounds found in plants that are used as flavourings and aromas.

(a)  

36.

It is a group of chemical molecules that are homologous to one another.

(a)  

37.

What are the three characteristics of Alcohol

(a)  

38.

It is the method of naming organic chemical compounds

(a)  

39.

Organic compounds that may be considered as organic derivatives of water

(a)  

40.

These are aromatic benzene rings with one or more hydroxyl groups produced by plants mainly for protection against stress

(a)  

41.

Halogenoalkanes can undergo and elimination reaction with sodium hydroxide in ethanol. A similar dehydration/elimination reaction takes place with alcohols. What reaction conditions are required?

a)

Al2O3 and heat

b)

NaOH in ethanol

c)

acidified K2Cr2O7

d)

two of these

42.

When treated with sulfuric acid @ 170 C, which of these molecules will produce the greatest number of structural and/or geometric isomers?

a)

ethanol

b)

2-butanol

c)

3-pentanol

d)

1-propanol

43.

What is the proper observation to record when this molecule is treated with acidified potassium dichromate?

a)

solution turns green

b)

solution remains orange

c)

solution remains green

d)

bubbles, orange ppt.

44.

Which of the following reagents is used to test for the presence of a hydroxy group (an OH) via a nucleophilic substitution reaction?

a)

SOCl2

b)

PCl5

c)

PBr3

d)

NaCl & sulfuric acid

45.

"sqeaky pop" is the observation confirming which gas?

a)

O2

b)

H2

c)

CO2

d)

H2O

46.

Cholesterol is an organic molecule that occurs in the blood stream. What type of compound is cholesterol?

a)

an acid

b)

an alcohol

c)

an alkane

d)

an alkene

47.

Ethanol is produced when

a)

ethane reacts with steam.

b)

ethene reacts with oxygen.

c)

ethene reacts with steam

d)

ethanoic acid reacts with oxygen.

48.

Which one of the following does not belong to the same homologous series as methanol?

a)

C2H5OH

b)

C4H7OH

c)

C5H11OH

d)

C7H15OH

49.

All alcohols combust completely to form

a)

carbon and carbon dioxide

b)

carbon monoxide and water

c)

carbon dioxide and water

d)

soot, carbon monoxide and water

50.

What is not a common use of alcohol?

a)

alcoholic drinks

b)

as fuel for cars

c)

a solvent for organic compounds

d)

make soft drinks

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