Organic Compounds

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Question
ICSEENICH10003694

Chooses the most appropriate answer for the following:

 Identify the statement which does not describe the property of alkenes:

A)  They are unsaturated hydrocarbon

B)   They decolourise bromine water.

C)   They can undergo addition as well as substitution reactions.

D)   They undergo combustion with oxygen forming carbon dioxide and water.

Solution

C)   They can undergo addition as well as substitution reactions.

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Question
ICSEENICH10003695

State one relevant observation for the following:

When the gaseous product obtained by dehydration of ethyl alcohol is passed through bromine water.

Solution

Ethyl alcohol on dehydration forms ethene which when passed through bromine water makes it colourless.

Question
ICSEENICH10003696

Given balanced chemical equations for the following conversion:

Ethanoic acid to ethyl ethanoate

Solution

CH3COOH +C2H5OH (conc.) --> CH3COOC2H5 + H2O

Question
ICSEENICH10003697

Given balanced chemical equations for the following conversion

Calcium carbide to ethyne

Solution

CaC2 +2H2O -->Ca(OH2)+ C2H2