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DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY ,PRGC(A) KKD . QUIZ ON ALCOHOLS

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

CH3CH2CH2CH2OH is the formula of which alcohol?

a)

Methanol

b)

Ethanol

c)

Propanol

d)

Butanol

2.

What is the name of this product?

a)

1– propanol

b)

1– propene

c)

ethylene glycol

d)

3– propanol

e)

1,2,3 – propanetriol

3.

What is the structure of iso propyl alcohol?

a)
b)
c)
4.

What is the name of compound given ?

a)

1,2,3–propanetriol

b)

1–propanol

c)

3–propanol

d)

ethylene glycol

5.

Which one is a tertiary alcohol?

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
6.
Name the following molecule:
a)
3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol
b)
3,3-methyl-1-butanol
c)
2,2-dimethyl-4-butanol
d)
3,3,3-trimethyl-1-propanol
7.

Name the compound

a)

2-methylbutan-3-ol

b)

Butan-2-ol

c)

3-methylbutan-2-ol

d)

3-ethylbutan-2-ol

8.

Is 3-methylbutan-2-ol a primary, secondary or tertiary alcohol?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

9.

Which compound of alcohols is highest boiling point?

a)

1-butanol

b)

2-methyl-2-butanol

c)

hexanol

d)

1,4-butanediol

10.

Why alcohols is higher boiling point than alkanes?

a)

Because can form Van der Waal's forces between molecules

b)

Because can form hydrogen bond forces between molecules

c)

Because can form dimer structures between molecules

d)

Because can form covalent bond between molecules

11.

Which of the class of alcohols can be produced ketone when reacted with acidified KMnO4 and heated?

a)

primary alcohol

b)

secondary alcohol

c)

tertiary alcohol

d)

all the class of alcohols

12.

2-methy-2-butanol is a:

a)

Primary alcohol

b)

Secondary alcohol

c)

Tertiary alcohol

13.

The name of the alcohol is:

a)

2-bromo-5-chlorocyclopentanol

b)

2-chloro-4-bromocyclopentanol

c)

2-bromo-4-chlorocyclobutanol

d)

2-chloro-4-bromocyclobutanol

14.

An alcohol can be __________________ to form a carboxylic acid

a)

oxidised

b)

reduced

c)

polymerised

d)

broken down

15.

which class of compound will be formed when NaBH4 reacts with ketones?

a)

alkene

b)

secondary alcohols

c)

primary alcohols

d)

chloroalkanes

16.

The order of ease of dehydration of primary,secondary and tertiary alcohols is_______________

a)

30 < 20 < 10

b)

20 < 10 < 30

c)

30 > 20 > 10

d)

20 < 30 < 10

17.

What is the product in oxidation of secondary alcohols?

a)

An aldehyde

b)

A ketone

c)

Ainsley harriet's moist lasagne

d)

A carboxylic acid

18.

Which is incorrect?

a)

Tertiary alcohols are oxidised to carboxylic acids

b)

Secondary alcohols are oxidised to ketones

c)

Primary alcohols are oxidised to aldehydes

d)

Primary alcohols are oxidised to carboxylic acids

19.

2-butanol heated with acidified KMnO4 solution produced

a)

butanone

b)

butanoic acid

c)

butene

d)

butane

20.

Which alcohol can be oxidized by acidified potassium dichromate (VI) to form a ketone

a)
b)
c)
d)
21.

What is the name of CH3CH(CH3)CH2OHCH_3CH_{ }\left(CH_3\right)CH_2OH  

a)

butan-1-ol

b)

but-1-ol

c)

2-methylpropan-1-ol

d)

2-methylprop-2-ol

22.

CH3CH2OH can be converted into CH3CHO by

a)

catalytic hydrogenation

b)

treatment with LiAlH4

c)

treatment with pyridinium chlorochromate

d)

treatment with KMnO4

23.

Hydroboration-oxidation reaction gives

a)

primary alcohol

b)

secondary alcohol

c)

tert- alcohol

d)

all the three

24.

Phenol

a)

solid

b)

crystalline solid

c)

gas

d)

liquid

25.

An example of a trihydric alcohol is

a)

Ethyl alcohol

b)

glycol

c)

glycerol

d)

isopropyl alcohol

26.

ether is formed during dehydration of alcohol

a)

True

b)

False

c)

Uncertain

d)

Neither

27.

The simplest alcohol is ethanol.

This alcohol is poisonous and should never be used internally or externally.

a)

1st statement is correct

b)

2nd statement is correct

c)

both statements are correct

d)

None of the statements are correct

28.

When hydroxyl group is attached to a benzene ring, what class of compound will form?

a)

Alcohol

b)

Phenol

c)

Thiols

d)

Ether

29.

Sulfur analogs of alcohols containing an -SH functional group in place of an -OH group

a)

Alcohols

b)

Thiols

c)

Ether

d)

Phenols

30.

The simplest cyclic alcohol

a)

Resorcinol

b)

Phenol

c)

Cyclohexanol

d)

Cyclopentanol