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1. Which functional group is present in a ketone? — -CO-
2. Which functional group defines a carboxylic acid? — -COOH
3. Which functional group defines an alcohol? — -OH
4. Which functional group characterizes an aldehyde? — -CHO
5. What is the common name for methanal? — Formaldehyde
6. What is the product when acetaldehyde reacts with HCN? — Acetaldehyde cyanohydrin
7. What is the common name for propanone? — Acetone
8. The product of the iodoform test is a yellow precipitate of: — CHI3
9. The Kolbe reaction is used for the carboxylation of: — Phenols
10. What product is formed when a secondary alcohol is oxidized? — Ketone
11. The Clemmensen reduction is used to reduce: — Aldehydes and ketones to alkanes
12. Which type of compounds give a positive iodoform test? — Ketones with at least one methyl group attached to the carbonyl carbon
13. What is the Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky (HVZ) reaction used for? — Alpha-halogenation of carboxylic acids
14. Williamson ether synthesis involves the reaction between: — An alkoxide and a primary alkyl halide
15. Fehling's solution consists of two solutions: A and B. Solution A is: — Aqueous solution of CuSO4
16. What is the primary use of ethanol in industry? — As a precursor for other chemicals
17. The Reimer-Tiemann reaction is used to introduce an aldehyde group onto the ring of: — Phenol
18. The reaction of an aldehyde with sodium bisulfite forms a: — Bisulfite addition product
19. What is the common name for phenol? — Carbolic acid
20. What is the IUPAC name for CH3OCH3? — Dimethyl ether
21. Which of the following reactions is characteristic of phenols and not alcohols? — Electrophilic aromatic substitution
22. Which alcohol is known as wood alcohol? — Methanol
23. Which compound gives a positive test with sodium bicarbonate solution? — Acetic acid
24. The reaction of an aldehyde or ketone with a Grignard reagent followed by hydrolysis produces: — Alcohol
25. What is the product of esterification of a carboxylic acid with an alcohol in the presence of an acid catalyst? — Ester
26. What is the observation in Tollens' test when an aldehyde is present? — Formation of a silver mirror
27. What is the observation in Fehling's test when an aldehyde is present? — Formation of a red precipitate of Cu2O
28. What is the IUPAC name for CH3COOH? — Acetic acid
29. The Cannizzaro reaction is shown by aldehydes that: — Lack alpha-hydrogens
30. What is the IUPAC name for CH3CHO? — Ethanal
31. Which of the following alcohols is used as an antifreeze? — Ethylene glycol
32. What is the IUPAC name for CH3CH2OH? — Ethanol
33. The reaction of phenols with bromine water results in: — Tribromophenol
34. Which reaction is characteristic of aldehydes but not ketones? — Oxidation by mild oxidizing agents
35. Which of the following is a characteristic reaction of ethers? — Cleavage by strong acids
36. Which of the following is a method for preparing ethers? — Dehydration of alcohols
37. Which method is commonly used for the industrial preparation of ethanol? — Fermentation of sugars
38. What is the main product when phenol reacts with phosgene (COCl2)? — Phenyl chloroformate
39. Which type of alcohol has the hydroxyl group attached to a primary carbon atom? — Primary alcohol
40. Which alcohol reacts fastest with Lucas reagent? — Tertiary alcohol
41. Which of the following alcohols can be prepared by the reduction of a carboxylic acid? — Primary alcohols
42. What is the IUPAC name for CH3COCH3? — Propanone
43. Which of the following is an ether functional group? — R-O-R'
44. Phenols are more acidic than alcohols due to: — Resonance stabilization of the phenoxide ion
45. Tollens' reagent is an alkaline solution of: — Ammoniacal silver nitrate
46. Tertiary alcohols cannot be easily oxidized by mild oxidizing agents because: — They lack a hydrogen atom on the carbon bearing the hydroxyl group
47. What is the Lucas reagent used for? — To distinguish between primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols
48. Which test can distinguish between an aldehyde and a ketone? — Both Tollens' and Fehling's tests
49. How are primary alcohols oxidized to aldehydes, and then further to carboxylic acids? — Using strong oxidizing agents like KMnO4 or K2Cr2O7
50. Which reagent is used in the Wolff-Kishner reduction? — Hydrazine and strong base
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