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Aldehydes and Ketones Test. 1

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1) What is the IUPAC name for CH₃-CH₂-C(=O)-CH₃?

Acetone

Butanone

Ethyl methyl ketone

2-Propanone

CH₃-CH₂-C(=O)-CH₃ is a four-carbon compound with a ketone at the second carbon, so its IUPAC name is Butanone (or 2-Butanone).

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2) What is the common name for CH₃-C(=O)-CH₃?

Acetone

Propanone

Ethyl methyl ketone

Diethyl ketone

CH₃-C(=O)-CH₃ is commonly known as Acetone. It is also called Dimethyl ketone.

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3) What is the general formula for a ketone?

R-O-R'

R-CHO

R-COOH

R-C(=O)-R'

A ketone may be represented by the general formula R-C(=O)-R', where the carbonyl group is bonded to two carbon atoms within a chain.

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4) Which of the following functional groups is characteristic of both aldehydes and ketones?

Ether group

Hydroxyl group

Carboxyl group

Carbonyl group

Organic compounds containing the carbonyl functional group (C=O) are called carbonyl compounds, which include both aldehydes and ketones.

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5) Why is acetaldehyde distilled off immediately during its laboratory preparation from ethyl alcohol oxidation?

To increase the yield

To prevent its further oxidation to acetic acid

To prevent its polymerization

To separate it from unreacted ethyl alcohol

The acetaldehyde formed in liquid state is immediately distilled off during its preparation to prevent its oxidation to acetic acid.

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6) Formalin is a mixture containing 40% formaldehyde, 8% methyl alcohol, and what percentage of water?

40%

25%

52%

60%

Formalin is a mixture of 40% formaldehyde, 8% methyl alcohol and 52% water.

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7) Besides the oxidation of secondary alcohols, ketones can also be prepared by the:

Reduction of carboxylic acids

Hydration of alkynes

Hydration of alkanes

Dehydration of primary alcohols

Ketones are also prepared by hydration of alkynes.

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8) Acetaldehyde can also be prepared by the dry distillation of a mixture of calcium salts of which two acids?

Oxalic acid and malonic acid

Butyric acid and formic acid

Formic acid and acetic acid

Acetic acid and propanoic acid

Acetaldehyde can also be prepared by the dry distillation of a mixture of calcium salts of formic acid and acetic acid.

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9) In the laboratory preparation of acetaldehyde, ethyl alcohol is oxidized using:

Acidified sodium dichromate solution

Hydrogen peroxide

Basic K₂Cr₂O₇ solution

Neutral KMnO₄ solution

Acetaldehyde is prepared in the laboratory by the oxidation of ethyl alcohol with acidified sodium dichromate solution.

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10) What is the IUPAC name for CH₃-C(=O)-H?

Methanal

Propanal

Ethanal

Butanone

The IUPAC name for CH₃-C(=O)-H is Ethanal. IUPAC names of aldehydes are derived from alkanes by replacing the 'e' with 'al'.

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11) For the industrial preparation of formaldehyde, methanol vapours and air are passed over which catalyst at 500 °C?

Platinum

Iron oxide-molybdenum oxide

Zinc amalgam

Copper

Formaldehyde is manufactured by passing a mixture of methanol vapours and air over iron oxide-molybdenum oxide or silver catalyst at 500 °C.

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12) Which of the following aldehydes would have "Propionaldehyde" as its common name?

CH₃-CH₂-C(=O)-H

CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-C(=O)-H

CH₃-C(=O)-H

H-C(=O)-H

Propionic acid has three carbons, so its corresponding aldehyde is CH₃-CH₂-C(=O)-H, which is called Propionaldehyde.

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13) In an aldehyde, the carbonyl group is bonded to at least one:

Alkyl group

Hydrogen atom

Carbon atom

Oxygen atom

In aldehydes, the carbonyl group is bonded to at least one hydrogen atom, and thus it occurs at the end of a chain.

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14) Industrially, acetaldehyde is prepared by the air oxidation of ethylene using which catalyst system?

FeO₃/Mo₂O₃

Palladium chloride catalyst

Ni/Al₂O₃

Raney Nickel

Acetaldehyde is prepared industrially by air oxidation of ethylene using palladium chloride catalyst with a cupric chloride promoter.

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15) When naming ketones using common names, how are the alkyl groups listed?

Alphabetically

By size (smallest to largest)

By size (largest to smallest)

In order of their attachment to the carbonyl carbon

Common names of ketones list the alkyl groups in alphabetical order before the word 'ketone'.

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16) Aldehydes are generally obtained by the oxidation of which type of alcohols?

Primary alcohols

Secondary alcohols

Phenols

Tertiary alcohols

Aldehydes are obtained by the oxidation of primary alcohols.

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17) In the common naming of aldehydes, Greek letters are used to indicate the positions of other groups. Which letter indicates the carbon atom adjacent to the carbonyl group?

The carbon adjacent to the carbonyl group is designated as the α-carbon in common naming.

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18) In the laboratory preparation of formaldehyde, methyl alcohol vapours and air are passed over which catalyst at 300 °C?

Nickel catalyst

Platinised asbestos

Palladium chloride

Zinc oxide

Formaldehyde is prepared in the laboratory by passing a mixture of methyl alcohol vapours and air over platinised asbestos or copper or silver catalyst at 300 °C.

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19) Ketones are generally prepared by the oxidation of which type of alcohols?

Tertiary alcohols

Enols

Primary alcohols

Secondary alcohols

Ketones are prepared by the oxidation of secondary alcohols.

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20) The common name for H-C(=O)-H is:

Butyraldehyde

Propanal

Acetaldehyde

Formaldehyde

H-C(=O)-H is commonly known as Formaldehyde.

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Aldehydes and Ketones Test. 2

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1) The carbonyl group possesses a σ-bond and a π-bond, allowing it to primarily undergo which type of reactions?

Rearrangement reactions

Substitution reactions

Addition reactions

Elimination reactions

The carbonyl group has a σ-bond and a π-bond, allowing it to undergo addition reactions. Most reagents react with the carbonyl group by adding to it.

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2) Which statement accurately compares the adduct formed in base-catalysed versus acid-catalysed nucleophilic addition reactions?

Base-catalysed reactions form a more stable adduct.

The adduct is different for each catalyst.

Acid-catalysed reactions form a more stable adduct.

The adduct is the same for both catalysts.

Whether the addition is base-catalysed or acid-catalysed, the adduct is the same.

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3) In nucleophilic addition reactions of aldehydes and ketones, the positive part of the reagent, which is usually hydrogen, goes to which atom?

The solvent

An adjacent alkyl group

The carbon atom of the carbonyl group

The oxygen atom of the carbonyl group

The positive part of the reagent, which is usually hydrogen, goes to the oxygen atom of the carbonyl group.

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4) In the preparation of formaldehyde in the laboratory, what is used to draw air through methyl alcohol?

A condenser

A suction pump

A heating mantle

A dropping funnel

Air is drawn through methyl alcohol with the help of a suction pump.

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5) In the carbonyl group (C=O), which atom has a partial positive charge and is electrophilic?

Oxygen atom

Both carbon and oxygen atoms

Carbon atom

Neither carbon nor oxygen atom

The carbon atom in the carbonyl group has a partial positive charge and is electrophilic.

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6) Why is the carbonyl group considered a polar group?

It has a linear geometry.

Oxygen tends to attract electrons to itself, creating partial charges.

Carbon is more electronegative than oxygen.

The double bond restricts electron movement.

As oxygen is more electronegative, it tends to attract the electrons to itself, making the carbonyl group a polar group.

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7) The characteristic reactions of carbonyl compounds are primarily:

Nucleophilic addition reactions

Electrophilic substitution reactions

Acid-base reactions

Free radical addition reactions

Most of the reactions of the carbonyl group are considered to be nucleophilic addition reactions, which are the characteristic reactions of carbonyl compounds.

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8) Acetone is prepared by the dry distillation of:

Calcium oxalate

Calcium formate

Calcium propanoate

Calcium acetate

Acetone is prepared by dry distillation of calcium acetate.

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9) How does an acid catalyst facilitate nucleophilic addition reactions?

By stabilizing the negative charge on the attacking nucleophile.

By generating a stronger nucleophile.

By decreasing the electrophilic character of the carbonyl carbon.

By increasing the positive character of the carbonyl carbon atom.

An acid catalyst promotes nucleophilic attack by increasing the electrophilic character(positive character) of the carbonyl carbon atom through protonation of the carbonyl oxygen.

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10) What is the general characteristic reaction of carbonyl compounds like aldehydes and ketones?

Free radical addition

Elimination

Nucleophilic addition

Electrophilic substitution

Most reactions of the carbonyl group are nucleophilic addition reactions, which are characteristic of carbonyl compounds.

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11) How does a base catalyst affect nucleophilic addition reactions of carbonyl compounds?

It increases the nucleophilic character of the reagent.

It decreases the electrophilic character of the carbonyl carbon.

It facilitates the removal of the positive part of the reagent.

It increases the positive character of the carbonyl carbon.

A base catalyst increases the nucleophilic character of the reagent.

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12) In nucleophilic addition reactions, which atom of the carbonyl group is attacked by the nucleophile?

Oxygen atom

Hydrogen atom (if present)

Carbon atom

Both carbon and oxygen atoms simultaneously

The negative part of the reagent (nucleophile) combines with the electrophilic carbon of the carbonyl group.

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13) The addition of hydrogen cyanide (HCN) to aldehydes and ketones results in the formation of:

Carboxylic acids

Alkenes

Cyanohydrins

Amines

Aldehydes and ketones react with hydrogen cyanide to form cyanohydrins.

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14) The reaction: 2CH₃OH + O₂ —Pt-asbestos, 300°C→ 2H−C=O + 2H₂O represents the laboratory preparation of:

Acetone

Formaldehyde

Ethanol

Acetaldehyde

This reaction specifically shows the laboratory preparation of formaldehyde.

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15) The industrial method for formaldehyde production uses a temperature of 500 °C, while the laboratory method uses:

400 °C

200 °C

300 °C

100 °C

The industrial method uses 500°C, while the laboratory method for formaldehyde uses 300°C.

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16) How does an acid catalyst promote nucleophilic attack in carbonyl compounds?

By stabilizing the negative charge on oxygen.

By generating a strong nucleophile

By decreasing the electrophilic character of the carbonyl carbon

By increasing the electrophilic character of the carbonyl carbon atom.

An acid catalyst promotes the nucleophilic attack by increasing the positive character (electrophilic character) of the carbonyl carbon atom.

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17) The first step in a base-catalysed nucleophilic addition reaction involves:

The base reacting with the reagent to generate the nucleophile.

Protonation of the carbonyl oxygen.

Formation of a carbocation.

Attack of an electrophile on the carbonyl carbon.

A base-catalysed nucleophilic addition reaction will take place with a strong nucleophilic reagent. The base reacts with the reagent and generates the nucleophile.

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18) In nucleophilic addition reactions of aldehydes and ketones, which part of the reagent typically combines with the electrophilic carbon of the carbonyl group?

The negative part

The neutral part

The positive part

Both positive and negative parts simultaneously

In these reactions, the negative part of the reagent combines with the electrophilic carbon of the carbonyl group.

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19) In the addition of HCN to a carbonyl compound, the reaction is usually catalysed by:

Lewis acid

Strong base

Strong acid

Neutral salt

The addition of HCN to carbonyl compounds is usually catalysed by a strong base like NaOH or K₂CO₃. The base produces a cyanide ion (CN⁻), which is a strong nucleophile.

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20) Which of the following describes the role of a base catalyst in nucleophilic addition reactions?

It protonates the carbonyl oxygen.

It removes water from the reaction.

It increases the electrophilic character of the carbonyl carbon.

It increases the nucleophilic character of the reagent.

A base catalyst increases the nucleophilic character of the reagent, making it a stronger nucleophile.

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Aldehydes and Ketones Test. 3

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1) The addition of sodium bisulphite is reversible. For which type of carbonyl compounds is this addition particularly useful for purification?

High molecular weight aldehydes only

Only aromatic aldehydes

Low molecular weight aldehydes and ketones

Only large ketones

Bisulphite addition products are generally crystalline solids. This reaction is particularly useful for the separation and purification of low molecular weight aldehydes and ketones from non-carbonyl compounds.

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2) What type of compounds are formed when Grignard reagents react with aldehydes and ketones, followed by hydrolysis?

Alkanes

Ethers

Alcohols

Carboxylic acids

Grignard reagents react with aldehydes and ketones to form addition products which, on hydrolysis, yield alcohols.

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3) Which of the following compounds would be most reactive towards nucleophilic addition?

Diethyl ketone

Formaldehyde

Acetone

Acetaldehyde

Formaldehyde (HCHO) is the most reactive aldehyde/ketone towards nucleophilic addition because it has the least steric hindrance (two hydrogen atoms attached to the carbonyl carbon) and no electron-donating alkyl groups to reduce the electrophilicity of the carbonyl carbon. Reactivity decreases as steric hindrance and electron donation increase.

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4) The reaction of aldehydes and ketones with ammonia derivatives is typically catalysed by:

Light

Base

Acid

Heat

The reaction of aldehydes and ketones with ammonia derivatives is acid catalysed.

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5) Which of the following is a key step in the base-catalysed addition of HCN?

Elimination of water.

Reaction of the base with HCN to generate CN⁻.

Protonation of the carbonyl oxygen.

Attack by H⁺ on the carbonyl carbon.

In the first step of base-catalysed addition of HCN, the base reacts with HCN to generate the strongly nucleophilic cyanide ion (CN⁻).

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6) Aldehydes can be reduced to which type of alcohol?

Secondary alcohol

Primary alcohol

Tertiary alcohol

Dihydric alcohol

Aldehydes are reduced to primary alcohols.

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7) What type of reaction involves the joining of two molecules with the elimination of a small molecule like water?

Condensation reaction

Addition reaction

Substitution reaction

Rearrangement reaction

Condensation reaction is a reaction where two or more molecules combine with the elimination of a simple molecule like water, ammonia, or an alcohol.

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8) Which of the following is a common reducing agent used for the reduction of aldehydes and ketones to alcohols?

NaBH₄

K₂Cr₂O₇

Tollens' reagent

KMnO₄

Aldehydes and ketones can be reduced to alcohols by sodium borohydride (NaBH₄) or lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH₄).

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9) Reaction of formaldehyde with a Grignard reagent, followed by hydrolysis, gives a:

Secondary alcohol

Ether

Primary alcohol

Tertiary alcohol

Formaldehyde reacts with Grignard reagents to yield primary alcohols.

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10) Why are aldehydes generally more reactive than ketones towards nucleophilic addition reactions?

Aldehydes are more sterically hindered.

Ketones have two bulky alkyl groups increasing steric hindrance and decreasing electrophilicity.

The carbonyl carbon in aldehydes is less electrophilic.

Aldehydes have stronger C=O bonds.

Ketones are less reactive than aldehydes due to two reasons: (1) steric hindrance: ketones have two bulky alkyl groups, increasing hindrance to nucleophilic attack; (2) electronic effects: two alkyl groups in ketones release electrons, decreasing the positive charge on the carbonyl carbon and making it less electrophilic compared to aldehydes.

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11) Which of the following reducing agents is generally more powerful and used for a wider range of reductions, including carboxylic acids?

Zn-Hg/HCl

NaBH₄

LiAlH₄

Na/C₂H₅OH

Lithium aluminum hydride (LiAlH₄) is a more powerful reducing agent than sodium borohydride (NaBH₄) and can reduce carboxylic acids and their derivatives, whereas NaBH₄ is selective for aldehydes and ketones.

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12) The reduction of aldehydes and ketones using hydrogen in the presence of a catalyst like nickel or platinum is known as:

Hydration

Dehydration

Hydrogenation

Oxidation

The addition of hydrogen across the carbonyl group in the presence of a catalyst like nickel or platinum is called catalytic hydrogenation.

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13) Reaction of a ketone with a Grignard reagent, followed by hydrolysis, gives a:

Primary alcohol

Tertiary alcohol

Aldehyde

Secondary alcohol

Ketones react with Grignard reagents to yield tertiary alcohols.

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14) What kind of compounds are formed when aldehydes and ketones react with ammonia derivatives?

Alcohols

Ethers

Carboxylic acids

Compounds containing the C=N-G group and water

Aldehydes and ketones react with ammonia derivatives, G-NH₂, to form compounds containing the group, C=N-G and water.

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15) Ketones can be reduced to which type of alcohol?

Trihydric alcohol

Tertiary alcohol

Primary alcohol

Secondary alcohol

Ketones are reduced to secondary alcohols.

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16) What is the product formed when sodium bisulphite adds to an aldehyde or ketone?

An insoluble solid

An alkene

A carboxylic acid

A bisulphite addition product

Aldehydes and ketones react with a saturated solution of sodium bisulphite (NaHSO₃) to form bisulphite addition products.

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17) The reaction of aldehydes and ketones with ammonia derivatives is considered a condensation reaction because:

It requires high pressure.

Water is lost after addition occurs.

It is reversible.

It forms a larger molecule.

This reaction is known as a condensation reaction or addition-elimination reaction because water is lost after addition occurs.

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18) Reaction of any aldehyde (other than formaldehyde) with a Grignard reagent, followed by hydrolysis, gives a:

Secondary alcohol

Tertiary alcohol

Alkene

Primary alcohol

Any aldehyde other than formaldehyde reacts with Grignard reagents to yield secondary alcohols.

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19) The bisulphite addition product is generally crystalline and water-soluble. How can the original aldehyde or ketone be regenerated from it?

By heating with acid or alkali

By reduction

By reaction with HCN

By oxidation

The original aldehyde or ketone can be regenerated from the bisulphite addition product by heating with an acid or alkali. This property is used in the separation and purification of carbonyl compounds.

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20) What type of reaction is the reduction of a carbonyl group to a hydroxyl group?

Elimination reaction

Oxidation

Substitution reaction

Addition reaction

The reduction of aldehydes and ketones is a type of addition reaction, specifically the addition of hydrogen.

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Aldehydes and Ketones Test. 4

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1) Which reagent is commonly used to distinguish between aldehydes and ketones due to its ability to oxidize aldehydes but not most ketones?

Tollens' reagent

Sodium borohydride

Hydrogen cyanide

Grignard reagent

Tollens' reagent is a mild oxidizing agent that oxidizes aldehydes but generally not ketones, making it useful for distinguishing between them.

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2) Which reduction method for aldehydes and ketones involves the use of sodium and ethanol?

Catalytic hydrogenation

Bouveault-Blanc reduction

Clemmensen reduction

Wolff-Kishner reduction

The reduction of aldehydes and ketones using sodium and ethanol is known as the Bouveault-Blanc reduction.

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3) Aldehydes are generally oxidized to which class of compounds?

Esters

Alkenes

Carboxylic acids

Alcohols

Aldehydes are readily oxidized to carboxylic acids containing the same number of carbon atoms.

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4) Why are aldehydes more easily oxidized than ketones?

Because of the presence of an alkyl group.

Because of steric hindrance.

Because of the presence of a hydrogen atom directly attached to the carbonyl carbon.

Because ketones have stronger C=O bonds.

Aldehydes are easily oxidized because they contain a hydrogen atom attached to the carbonyl carbon. Ketones lack this hydrogen atom, making them more resistant to oxidation.

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5) When an aldehyde is oxidized by Fehling's solution, what characteristic change is observed?

Formation of a yellow solution.

Evolution of carbon dioxide.

Disappearance of blue color and formation of a red precipitate.

Formation of a silver mirror.

Fehling's solution is a deep blue alkaline solution of cupric ions. When warmed with an aldehyde, the blue color disappears, and a red precipitate of cuprous oxide (Cu₂O) is formed.

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6) Tollens' reagent is an ammoniacal solution of:

Lead acetate

Ferric chloride

Silver nitrate

Cupric oxide

Tollens' reagent is an ammoniacal solution of silver nitrate.

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7) Which of the following is a strong oxidizing agent used to oxidize aldehydes to carboxylic acids?

NaBH₄

LiAlH₄

Sodium bisulphite

Acidified potassium dichromate

Aldehydes can be oxidized by strong oxidizing agents like acidified potassium dichromate (K₂Cr₂O₇/H₂SO₄) or potassium permanganate (KMnO₄).

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8) The Haloform reaction is a specific oxidation reaction that detects the presence of:

All ketones

secondary alcohols

Carboxylic acids

All aldehydes

The haloform reaction (e.g., iodoform test) is used to detect the presence of methyl ketones (compounds containing a CH₃-C(=O)- group) or secondary alcohols that can be oxidized to methyl ketones.

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9) What is the characteristic visible change observed when an aldehyde reacts with Tollens' reagent?

Formation of a silver mirror or black precipitate.

Disappearance of purple color.

Formation of a yellow precipitate.

Evolution of a gas.

When an aldehyde is warmed with Tollens' reagent, a shining silver mirror is formed on the inner side of the test tube, or a black precipitate of silver may appear.

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10) When 2-propanone (acetone) is reduced, what is the product formed?

Propane

2-propanol

Propanal

1-propanol

Acetone is a ketone; ketones reduce to secondary alcohols. 2-propanone reduces to 2-propanol.

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11) The general equation for the reduction of an aldehyde to a primary alcohol can be represented as:

R-C(=O)-R' + 2[H] → R-CH(OH)-R'

R-CHO + [O] → R-COOH

R-CHO + 2[H] → R-CH₂OH

R-CH₂OH → R-CHO + H₂

This equation shows the addition of two hydrogen atoms to an aldehyde to form a primary alcohol.

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12) The reduction of ethanal will yield:

Methane

Ethanol

Ethanoic acid

Ethane

Ethanal is an aldehyde; aldehydes reduce to primary alcohols. Ethanal reduces to ethanol.

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13) Fehling's solution consists of two solutions, Fehling's solution A and Fehling's solution B. What is Fehling's solution B?

Ammoniacal silver nitrate

Dilute nitric acid

Alkaline solution of sodium potassium tartrate

Aqueous copper sulfate

Fehling's solution B is an alkaline solution of sodium potassium tartrate (Rochelle salt). Fehling's solution A is an aqueous solution of copper sulfate.

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14) Ketones can be oxidized under vigorous conditions (strong oxidizing agents and high temperature) resulting in the cleavage of C-C bonds adjacent to the carbonyl group. What is the usual outcome regarding the number of carbon atoms in the products?

Alkenes with fewer carbon atoms.

A mixture of carboxylic acids with fewer carbon atoms than the original ketone.

Products with more carbon atoms than the original ketone.

Products with the same number of carbon atoms as the original ketone.

Under vigorous conditions, ketones undergo oxidation by the breaking of C-C bonds adjacent to the carbonyl group, forming a mixture of carboxylic acids with fewer carbon atoms than the original ketone.

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