Q1. Solset the correct answer for any five of the following. (5 Marks)
I.
Which process is likely to produce carboxylic acid?
a) Oxidation of alcohol
b) Oxidation of alkane
c) Reduction of ester
d) Dehydration of alcohol
II.
Which class of compound is an example of a carbonyl compound?
a) Alcohol
b) Carboxylic acid
c) Alkene
d) Alkane
III.
Which molecule is an example of a ketone?
a) Ethanal (Acetaldehyde)
b) Ethanoic anhydride (Acetic anhydride)
c) Propan-2-one (Acetone)
d) Propanamide
IV.
Conversion of an aldehyde to an alcohol is generally known as...
a) Reduction
b) Oxidation
c) Esterification
d) Polymerization
V.
Conversion of a carboxylic acid to an ester is known as...
a) Reduction
b) Oxidation
c) Esterification
d) Polymerization
VI.
Molecular mass of acids is observed to double when dissolved in benzene due to
the formation of
a) Dimer
---via hydrogen bond interactions.
b) Trimer
d) Pentamers
c) Tetramers
VII.
Because the carbonyl group is polar, aldehydes and ketones have -------boiling
points than alkanes
a) Lower
b) Higher
c) Equal
d) None of the above
VIII.
In a carboxylic acid, the carbon is
a) sp²
b) spÂł
c) sp
---hybridized.
d) spÂłd
IX.
Carboxylic acids can be made from Grignard by treating the Grignard reagents
with:
a) Esters
b) Diborane
c) Carbon monoxide
d) Carbon dioxide
X.
Which of the following is the strongest acid?
a) Dichloroacetic acid
c) Chloroacetic acid
b) Trichloroacetic acid
d) Acetic acid