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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALDEHYDES & KETONES & CARBOXYLIC ACIDS
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A compound, containing only carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, has a molecular weight of 44. On complete oxidation it is converted into a compound of molecular weight 60. The original compound is
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Correct option: A
An aldehyde
Option A (An aldehyde) is correct because the molecular weight increases by 16 upon oxidation, indicating the addition of one oxygen atom.
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By passing water gas through an electric discharge at low pressure, we get:
Addition of alcohols to aldehydes and ketones takes place in presence of dry gas because it
(i) Protonates the oxygen of the carbonyl compounds
(ii) Increases the electrophilicity of the carbonyl carbon
(iii) Removes the excess moisture from the reaction
(iv) Helps the reaction to move in the forward direction Benzyl alcohol and sodium benzoate is obtained by the action of sodium hydroxide on benzaldehyde. This reaction is known as Which one of the following reactions is a condensation reaction? Carboxylic acids dimerise due to The number of aldehyde isomers for will be
(i) Protonates the oxygen of the carbonyl compounds
(ii) Increases the electrophilicity of the carbonyl carbon
(iii) Removes the excess moisture from the reaction
(iv) Helps the reaction to move in the forward direction Benzyl alcohol and sodium benzoate is obtained by the action of sodium hydroxide on benzaldehyde. This reaction is known as Which one of the following reactions is a condensation reaction? Carboxylic acids dimerise due to The number of aldehyde isomers for will be