FIA Exam

Saponification number is:

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g KOH/kg fat g KOH/kg fat
g NaOH/g fat g NaOH/g fat
mg KOH/g fat mg KOH/g fat
mol KOH/g fat mol KOH/g fat

Carboxylic acids form dimers due to:

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H-bonding H-bonding
Van der Waals Van der Waals
Covalent bonds Covalent bonds
Ionic bonds Ionic bonds

Interhalogen compounds have general formula:

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$\ce{XX'}$ $\ce{XX'}$
$\ce{X2X'}$ $\ce{X2X'}$
$\ce{XX'_n}$ (n=1,3,5,7) $\ce{XX'_n}$ (n=1,3,5,7)
$\ce{X_nX'}$ $\ce{X_nX'}$

Decarboxylation of sodium acetate with soda lime gives:

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Ethane Ethane
Methane Methane
Ethene Ethene
Propane Propane

Hell-Volhard-Zelinsky reaction involves:

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$\ce{Cl2/PCl3}$ on acid $\ce{Cl2/PCl3}$ on acid
$\ce{Br2/NaOH}$ on acid $\ce{Br2/NaOH}$ on acid
$\ce{I2/KOH}$ on acid $\ce{I2/KOH}$ on acid
$\ce{Cl2/H2O}$ on acid $\ce{Cl2/H2O}$ on acid

Tollen's reagent is:

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$\ce{[Ag(NH3)2]NO3}$ $\ce{[Ag(NH3)2]NO3}$
$\ce{AgNO3}$ $\ce{AgNO3}$
$\ce{CuSO4}$ $\ce{CuSO4}$
$\ce{FeCl3}$ $\ce{FeCl3}$

Acetone is prepared industrially by:

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Cumene oxidation Cumene oxidation
Fermentation Fermentation
Oxidation of propanol Oxidation of propanol
Dehydrogenation Dehydrogenation

Victor Meyer's test distinguishes:

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Aldehydes and ketones Aldehydes and ketones
Alcohols and phenols Alcohols and phenols
1°, 2°, 3° alcohols 1°, 2°, 3° alcohols
Acids and esters Acids and esters

Blue vitriol is:

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$\ce{ZnSO4}$ $\ce{ZnSO4}$
$\ce{CuSO4.5H2O}$ $\ce{CuSO4.5H2O}$
$\ce{FeSO4}$ $\ce{FeSO4}$
$\ce{NiSO4}$ $\ce{NiSO4}$

Birch reduction of benzene gives:

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1,4-cyclohexadiene 1,4-cyclohexadiene
Cyclohexane Cyclohexane
Cyclohexene Cyclohexene
Benzene remains Benzene remains

Saponification is:

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Esterification Esterification
Oxidation Oxidation
Alkaline hydrolysis of ester Alkaline hydrolysis of ester
Reduction Reduction

Sulphur exists in how many allotropic forms?

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2 2
3 3
Many Many
1 1

Grignard reagent reacts with water to give:

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Alcohol Alcohol
Hydrocarbon Hydrocarbon
Ether Ether
Aldehyde Aldehyde

Bleaching powder is prepared by:

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$\ce{Cl2}$ on $\ce{Ca(OH)2}$ $\ce{Cl2}$ on $\ce{Ca(OH)2}$
$\ce{Cl2}$ on $\ce{CaO}$ $\ce{Cl2}$ on $\ce{CaO}$
$\ce{HCl}$ on $\ce{CaCO3}$ $\ce{HCl}$ on $\ce{CaCO3}$
$\ce{Cl2}$ on $\ce{CaCO3}$ $\ce{Cl2}$ on $\ce{CaCO3}$

Dacron is:

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Polyamide Polyamide
Polyolefin Polyolefin
Polyester Polyester
Polyurethane Polyurethane

Grignard reagent is prepared in:

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Water Water
Alcohol Alcohol
Dry ether Dry ether
Benzene Benzene

$\ce{ClF3}$ has shape:

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T-shaped T-shaped
Trigonal planar Trigonal planar
Pyramidal Pyramidal
Linear Linear

Primary amines can be distinguished from secondary by:

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Litmus Litmus
Fehling's Fehling's
Carbylamine test Carbylamine test
Tollens' Tollens'

Glyptal is:

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Polyester Polyester
Polyamide Polyamide
Polyether Polyether
Polyurethane Polyurethane

Ortho-para directing groups are:

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Electron-donating Electron-donating
Electron-withdrawing Electron-withdrawing
Deactivating Deactivating
Meta-directing Meta-directing

Nylon-6 is prepared from:

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Adipic acid Adipic acid
Caprolactam Caprolactam
Terephthalic acid Terephthalic acid
Sebacic acid Sebacic acid

Power alcohol is:

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Ethanol + petrol Ethanol + petrol
Pure ethanol Pure ethanol
Methanol Methanol
Ethanol + water Ethanol + water

Chlorine water acts as:

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Only oxidizing Only oxidizing
Only bleaching Only bleaching
All three All three
Only disinfectant Only disinfectant

Polystyrene is:

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Condensation Condensation
Copolymer Copolymer
Addition polymer Addition polymer
Natural Natural

Schiff's reagent is:

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$\ce{FeCl3}$ $\ce{FeCl3}$
$\ce{AgNO3}$ $\ce{AgNO3}$
Decolorized fuchsin Decolorized fuchsin
$\ce{I2/NaOH}$ $\ce{I2/NaOH}$

Soaps are:

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Esters Esters
Sodium salts of fatty acids Sodium salts of fatty acids
Amides Amides
Alcohols Alcohols

Rectified spirit contains:

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100% ethanol 100% ethanol
50% ethanol 50% ethanol
95% ethanol 95% ethanol
70% ethanol 70% ethanol

Hydrogen halides' boiling point order:

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$\ce{HCl > HBr > HI > HF}$ $\ce{HCl > HBr > HI > HF}$
$\ce{HF > HI > HBr > HCl}$ $\ce{HF > HI > HBr > HCl}$
$\ce{HI > HBr > HCl > HF}$ $\ce{HI > HBr > HCl > HF}$
All equal All equal

Rosenmund reduction uses:

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$\ce{H2/Pd-BaSO4}$ $\ce{H2/Pd-BaSO4}$
$\ce{LiAlH4}$ $\ce{LiAlH4}$
$\ce{NaBH4}$ $\ce{NaBH4}$
$\ce{Zn-Hg/HCl}$ $\ce{Zn-Hg/HCl}$

Vegetable oils are:

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Unsaturated Unsaturated
Saturated Saturated
Aromatic Aromatic
Cyclic Cyclic

Which metal is liquid at room temperature?

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Gallium Gallium
Cesium Cesium
Francium Francium
Mercury Mercury

Green vitriol is:

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$\ce{CuSO4}$ $\ce{CuSO4}$
$\ce{ZnSO4}$ $\ce{ZnSO4}$
$\ce{FeSO4.7H2O}$ $\ce{FeSO4.7H2O}$
$\ce{NiSO4}$ $\ce{NiSO4}$

Zinc reacts with $\ce{NaOH}$ to give:

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$\ce{ZnO}$ $\ce{ZnO}$
$\ce{Zn(OH)2}$ $\ce{Zn(OH)2}$
$\ce{Na2ZnO2}$ $\ce{Na2ZnO2}$
$\ce{ZnCl2}$ $\ce{ZnCl2}$

Glycerol is:

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Monohydric Monohydric
Trihydric Trihydric
Dihydric Dihydric
Tetrahydric Tetrahydric

Bleaching powder formula:

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$\ce{CaCl2}$ $\ce{CaCl2}$
$\ce{CaOCl2}$ $\ce{CaOCl2}$
$\ce{Ca(OH)2}$ $\ce{Ca(OH)2}$
$\ce{CaCO3}$ $\ce{CaCO3}$

Gattermann-Koch reaction gives:

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Benzoic acid Benzoic acid
Benzaldehyde Benzaldehyde
Toluene Toluene
Phenol Phenol

Coupling reaction of diazonium salt occurs at:

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Meta Meta
Ipso Ipso
Ortho Ortho
Para Para

Neoprene is polymer of:

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Butadiene Butadiene
Chloroprene Chloroprene
Isoprene Isoprene
Styrene Styrene

Which alkyl halide is most reactive in SN2?

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Primary Primary
Secondary Secondary
Tertiary Tertiary
All equal All equal

SN1 reaction is favored by:

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Polar protic solvent Polar protic solvent
Non-polar solvent Non-polar solvent
Aprotic solvent Aprotic solvent
No solvent No solvent

Laughing gas is:

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$\ce{NO}$ $\ce{NO}$
$\ce{N2O}$ $\ce{N2O}$
$\ce{NO2}$ $\ce{NO2}$
$\ce{N2O4}$ $\ce{N2O4}$

Philosopher's wool is:

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$\ce{Zn}$ $\ce{Zn}$
$\ce{ZnO}$ $\ce{ZnO}$
$\ce{ZnS}$ $\ce{ZnS}$
$\ce{ZnCO3}$ $\ce{ZnCO3}$

Hydrogenation of oils gives:

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Liquid oils Liquid oils
Solid fats Solid fats
Soaps Soaps
Fatty acids Fatty acids

Reduction of nitrobenzene in acidic medium gives:

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Azobenzene Azobenzene
Hydrazobenzene Hydrazobenzene
Aniline Aniline
Nitrosobenzene Nitrosobenzene

Halogenation of benzene requires:

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Heat only Heat only
Light Light
Lewis acid catalyst Lewis acid catalyst
Base Base

Blood is buffered by:

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$\ce{H2CO3/HCO3-}$ $\ce{H2CO3/HCO3-}$
$\ce{H3PO4/HPO4^2-}$ $\ce{H3PO4/HPO4^2-}$
Proteins only Proteins only
$\ce{CH3COOH/CH3COO-}$ $\ce{CH3COOH/CH3COO-}$

Etard reaction uses:

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$\ce{KMnO4}$ $\ce{KMnO4}$
$\ce{CrO2Cl2}$ $\ce{CrO2Cl2}$
$\ce{PCC}$ $\ce{PCC}$
$\ce{LiAlH4}$ $\ce{LiAlH4}$

Esterification is catalyzed by:

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Base Base
Acid Acid
Neutral Neutral
Oxidizing agent Oxidizing agent

Lucas reagent is:

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$\ce{ZnCl2/HCl}$ $\ce{ZnCl2/HCl}$
$\ce{CuSO4}$ $\ce{CuSO4}$
$\ce{AgNO3}$ $\ce{AgNO3}$
$\ce{FeCl3}$ $\ce{FeCl3}$

Which oxide of nitrogen is paramagnetic?

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$\ce{NO}$ $\ce{NO}$
$\ce{N2O}$ $\ce{N2O}$
$\ce{N2O3}$ $\ce{N2O3}$
$\ce{N2O5}$ $\ce{N2O5}$

Esters can be distinguished from acids by:

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Fehling's test Fehling's test
Tollens' test Tollens' test
Litmus test Litmus test
Iodoform test Iodoform test

Stephen reduction converts:

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Acid to aldehyde Acid to aldehyde
Ester to aldehyde Ester to aldehyde
Nitrile to aldehyde Nitrile to aldehyde
Amide to aldehyde Amide to aldehyde

Buna-S is:

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Homopolymer Homopolymer
Condensation Condensation
Copolymer (butadiene-styrene) Copolymer (butadiene-styrene)
Natural polymer Natural polymer

King of chemicals is:

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$\ce{H2SO4}$ $\ce{H2SO4}$
$\ce{HCl}$ $\ce{HCl}$
$\ce{HNO3}$ $\ce{HNO3}$
$\ce{NaOH}$ $\ce{NaOH}$

Corrosive sublimate is:

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$\ce{HgCl2}$ $\ce{HgCl2}$
$\ce{Hg2Cl2}$ $\ce{Hg2Cl2}$
$\ce{HgO}$ $\ce{HgO}$
$\ce{HgS}$ $\ce{HgS}$

Which halogen does not show positive oxidation state?

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Chlorine Chlorine
Fluorine Fluorine
Bromine Bromine
Iodine Iodine

Swarts reaction uses:

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$\ce{Cl2}$ $\ce{Cl2}$
$\ce{Br2}$ $\ce{Br2}$
$\ce{AgF}$ $\ce{AgF}$
$\ce{I2}$ $\ce{I2}$

Absolute alcohol is:

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95% ethanol 95% ethanol
100% ethanol 100% ethanol
50% ethanol 50% ethanol
Methylated spirit Methylated spirit

Transesterification is:

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Acid exchange Acid exchange
Ester hydrolysis Ester hydrolysis
Ester-alcohol exchange Ester-alcohol exchange
Esterification Esterification

Meta-directing groups are:

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Electron-donating Electron-donating
Activating Activating
Electron-withdrawing Electron-withdrawing
Neutral Neutral

Benzene sulphonic acid is prepared by:

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$\ce{C6H6 + H2SO4}$ $\ce{C6H6 + H2SO4}$
$\ce{C6H6 + SO3}$ $\ce{C6H6 + SO3}$
$\ce{C6H6 + H2S}$ $\ce{C6H6 + H2S}$
$\ce{C6H6 + SO2}$ $\ce{C6H6 + SO2}$

Calomel is:

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$\ce{HgCl2}$ $\ce{HgCl2}$
$\ce{Hg2Cl2}$ $\ce{Hg2Cl2}$
$\ce{Hg2O}$ $\ce{Hg2O}$
$\ce{HgO}$ $\ce{HgO}$

White vitriol is:

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$\ce{ZnSO4.7H2O}$ $\ce{ZnSO4.7H2O}$
$\ce{CuSO4.5H2O}$ $\ce{CuSO4.5H2O}$
$\ce{FeSO4.7H2O}$ $\ce{FeSO4.7H2O}$
$\ce{MgSO4.7H2O}$ $\ce{MgSO4.7H2O}$

Most reactive halogen is:

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Fluorine Fluorine
Chlorine Chlorine
Bromine Bromine
Iodine Iodine

Oil of wintergreen is:

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Methyl salicylate Methyl salicylate
Ethyl acetate Ethyl acetate
Benzyl benzoate Benzyl benzoate
Amyl acetate Amyl acetate

Benzene reacts with excess $\ce{Cl2}$ in sunlight to give:

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Chlorobenzene Chlorobenzene
$\ce{C6H6Cl6}$ $\ce{C6H6Cl6}$
$\ce{C6H5Cl3}$ $\ce{C6H5Cl3}$
$\ce{C6H4Cl2}$ $\ce{C6H4Cl2}$

Orlon is:

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Polyester Polyester
Polyacrylonitrile Polyacrylonitrile
Polyamide Polyamide
Polyolefin Polyolefin

Which is most reactive towards electrophilic substitution?

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Nitrobenzene Nitrobenzene
Phenol Phenol
Benzene Benzene
Benzoic acid Benzoic acid

Finkelstein reaction is:

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Oxidation Oxidation
Halogen exchange Halogen exchange
Reduction Reduction
Substitution Substitution

Aniline does not undergo Friedel-Crafts because:

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Low reactivity Low reactivity
Forms salt with $\ce{AlCl3}$ Forms salt with $\ce{AlCl3}$
Too reactive Too reactive
Oxidation occurs Oxidation occurs

Oxidation state of S in $\ce{Na2S4O6}$:

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2 2
2.5 2.5
4 4
6 6

Brown ring test is for:

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$\ce{SO4^2-}$ $\ce{SO4^2-}$
$\ce{Cl-}$ $\ce{Cl-}$
$\ce{NO3-}$ $\ce{NO3-}$
$\ce{CO3^2-}$ $\ce{CO3^2-}$

Most stable form of sulfur at room temperature:

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Rhombic Rhombic
Monoclinic Monoclinic
Plastic Plastic
Amorphous Amorphous

Fats are esters of:

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Ethanol Ethanol
Glycerol Glycerol
Methanol Methanol
Sorbitol Sorbitol

Methylamine is more basic than ammonia because:

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=+I effect =+I effect
=-I effect =-I effect
Larger size Larger size
Steric factors Steric factors

Oxidation state of S in $\ce{H2S2O7}$:

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4 4
5 5
6 6
7 7

Formic acid is stronger acid than acetic acid because:

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No +I effect in $\ce{HCOOH}$ No +I effect in $\ce{HCOOH}$
Larger size Larger size
More polar More polar
Lower pKa Lower pKa

Wood spirit is:

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Methanol Methanol
Ethanol Ethanol
Propanol Propanol
Butanol Butanol

Buna-N is:

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Butadiene-acrylonitrile Butadiene-acrylonitrile
Butadiene-styrene Butadiene-styrene
Pure butadiene Pure butadiene
Isoprene polymer Isoprene polymer

Nitration of benzene requires:

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$\ce{HNO3}$ only $\ce{HNO3}$ only
Nitrating mixture Nitrating mixture
$\ce{N2O5}$ $\ce{N2O5}$
$\ce{NO2}$ $\ce{NO2}$

Ketones can be prepared from:

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1° alcohols 1° alcohols
2° alcohols 2° alcohols
Aldehydes Aldehydes
Esters Esters

Glycerol reacts with $\ce{KHSO4}$ to give:

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Propanol Propanol
Propanoic acid Propanoic acid
Acrolein Acrolein
Acetone Acetone

Acetyl chloride is more reactive than acetic acid because:

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More polar More polar
$\ce{Cl-}$ is better leaving group $\ce{Cl-}$ is better leaving group
Larger size Larger size
Lower polarity Lower polarity

Rancidity of fats is due to:

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Reduction Reduction
Hydrolysis Hydrolysis
Oxidation Oxidation
Polymerization Polymerization

She insisted ___ paying the bill.

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on on
in in
at at
for for

The sun ___ in the east.

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rise rise
rises rises
rising rising
rose rose

Choose the correct article: ___ honest man is respected.

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A A
An An
The The
No article No article

The plural of 'Crisis' is:

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Crisises Crisises
Crises Crises
Crisis Crisis
Crisiss Crisiss

He is senior ___ me in service.

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than than
to to
from from
with with

He speaks English ___.

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fluent fluent
fluency fluency
fluently fluently
more fluent more fluent

Hardly ___ the station when the train left.

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I reached I reached
I have reached I have reached
had I reached had I reached
I had reached I had reached

In which year did the Berlin Wall fall?

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1989 1989
1990 1990
1988 1988
1991 1991

In which year did Christopher Columbus discover America?

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1491 1491
1492 1492
1493 1493
1494 1494

Who was the first President of the United States?

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George Washington George Washington
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson
John Adams John Adams
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin

Who was the first person in space?

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Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong
John Glenn John Glenn
Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin
Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

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George Washington George Washington
Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson
Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin
John Adams John Adams

Who was the first man on the Moon?

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Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin
John Glenn John Glenn
Neil Armstrong Neil Armstrong
Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin

In which year did World War 1 begin?

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1914 1914
1915 1915
1916 1916
1913 1913

In which year did World War 2 end?

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1944 1944
1946 1946
1945 1945
1943 1943

In which year did the Titanic sink?

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1911 1911
1913 1913
1912 1912
1910 1910

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