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NCERT Exemplar · Class 12 · Chemistry

Chapter 11: Alcohols, Phenols and Ethers

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Questions

56 questions
Q1Written answer

Monochlorination of toluene in sunlight followed by hydrolysis with aq. NaOH

yields.

(i) o-Cresol

(ii) m-Cresol

(iii) 2, 4-Dihydroxytoluene

(iv) Benzyl alcohol

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Option (iv) is the answer.

Q2Written answer

How many alcohols with molecular formula C4H10O are chiral?

(i) 1

(ii) 2

(iii) 3

(iv) 4

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Option (i) is the answer.

Q3Multiple choice

What is the correct order of reactivity of alcohols in the following reaction?

R—OH + HCl →(ZnCl2) R—Cl + H2O

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Correct option: C
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Option (iii) is the answer.

Q4Written answer

CH3CH2OH can be converted into CH3CHO by ______________.

(i) catalytic hydrogenation

(ii) treatment with LiAlH4

(iii) treatment with pyridinium chlorochromate

(iv) treatment with KMnO4

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Option (iii) is the answer.

Q5Written answer

The process of converting alkyl halides into alcohols involves_____________.

(i) addition reaction

(ii) substitution reaction

(iii) dehydrohalogenation reaction

(iv) rearrangement reaction

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Option (ii) is the answer.

Q6Multiple choice

Which of the following compounds is aromatic alcohol?

NCERT Exemplar Solutions of Class 12 Chemistry Chapter 11 Alcohol, Phenols and Ethers-1

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Correct option: C
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Option (iii) is the answer.

Q7Written answer

Give IUPAC name of the compound given below.

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(i) 2-Chloro-5-hydroxyhexane

(ii) 2-Hydroxy-5-chlorohexane

(iii) 5-Chlorohexan-2-ol

(iv) 2-Chlorohexan-5-ol

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Option (iii) is the answer.

Q8Written answer

IUPAC name of m-cresol is ___________.

(i) 3-methylphenol

(ii) 3-chlorophenol

(iii) 3-methoxyphenol

(iv) benzene-1,3-diol

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Option (i) is the answer.

Q9Written answer

IUPAC name of the compound is ______________.NCERT Exemplar Solutions of Class 12 Chemistry Chapter 11 Alcohol, Phenols and Ethers-3

(i) 1-methoxy-1-methylethane

(ii) 2-methoxy-2-methylethane

(iii) 2-methoxypropane

(iv) isopropylmethyl ether

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Option (iii) is the answer.

Q10Written answer

Which of the following species can act as the strongest base?

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Option (ii) is the answer.