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Chemistry Alcohols And Phenols MCQS Online Test

MDCAT Chemistry Alcohols And Phenols Chapter Online Test

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1. Which of the following reactions does phenol undergo easily?

Addition reaction

Free radical substitution

Nucleophilic substitution

Electrophilic aromatic substitution

2. Which alcohol can be oxidized to form a ketone?

Ethanol

Tert-butanol

Methanol

2-propanol

3. Alcohols differ from phenols in that alcohols:

Are less soluble in water

Do not show electrophilic aromatic substitution

Are more acidic

Are aromatic

4. Which of the following is not a method to prepare alcohols?

Reduction of carbonyl compounds

Nitration of alkanes

Hydroboration

Hydrolysis of alkyl halides

5. Which alcohol can be oxidized to form a ketone?

2-propanol

Ethanol

Methanol

Tert-butanol

6. Which of the following reacts fastest in Lucas test?

Tert-butanol

2-propanol

Ethanol

Methanol

7. Which type of alcohol is isopropyl alcohol?

Aromatic

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

8. Which of the following statements is true?

Phenols are more acidic than alcohols

Phenols undergo SN1 reactions

Alcohols have aromatic rings

Alcohols react faster with bromine water

9. What is the major product when phenol reacts with nitric acid?

Nitrobenzene

o-Nitrophenol

m-Nitrophenol

Benzene

10. Which type of alcohol forms esters most readily?

Tertiary

Primary

Aromatic

Secondary

11. Which compound is formed when two alcohol molecules combine in acidic conditions?

Amine

Aldehyde

Ketone

Ether

12. Which of the following is an example of a dihydric alcohol?

Glycerol

Methanol

Ethylene glycol

Ethanol

13. Which of the following is used in the manufacture of aspirin?

Phenol

Salicylic acid

Ethanol

Acetic acid

14. Which type of alcohol forms esters most readily?

Primary

Aromatic

Tertiary

Secondary

15. Which of the following is most acidic?

Phenol

Methanol

Ethanol

Water

16. Which alcohol is commonly used in hand sanitizers?

Butanol

Ethanol

Propan-1-ol

Methanol

17. Which of the following is most acidic?

Ethanol

Phenol

Methanol

Water

18. Which alcohol gives a positive iodoform test?

Methanol

Propanol

Benzyl alcohol

Ethanol

19. Alcohols differ from phenols in that alcohols:

Are more acidic

Are less soluble in water

Are aromatic

Do not show electrophilic aromatic substitution

20. Which class of alcohol is CH₃CH₂CH₂OH?

Secondary

Quaternary

Primary

Tertiary

21. Which of the following best distinguishes alcohols from phenols?

Alcohols have higher boiling point

Phenols form ketones

Alcohols are colored

Phenols give violet color with FeCl₃

22. Which reagent can oxidize a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid?

NH₃

NaOH

KMnO₄

HCl

23. Which reaction forms phenol from benzene?

Dow’s process (chlorobenzene + NaOH)

Friedel-Crafts alkylation

Nitration

Sulfonation

24. Alcohols react with carboxylic acids to form:

Aldehydes

Ketones

Esters

Ethers

25. Which of the following will give a fruity smell on reaction with a carboxylic acid?

Methanol

Phenol

Ethanol

Butanol

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26. Which compound is more acidic?

Propanol

Methanol

Ethanol

Phenol

27. What is the IUPAC name of phenol?

Benzyl alcohol

Hydroxybenzene

Benzene hydroxide

Benzenol

28. Which of the following reacts fastest in Lucas test?

Ethanol

2-propanol

Tert-butanol

Methanol

29. Phenol is more acidic than alcohol due to:

High boiling point

High molecular weight

Solubility in water

Resonance stabilization of phenoxide ion

30. Phenol reacts with acetic anhydride to form:

Ether

Acid

Ester

Ketone

31. What functional group is present in alcohols?

–OH

–NH₂

–CHO

–COOH

32. What is formed when phenol reacts with sodium metal?

Sodium phenoxide

Toluene

Benzene

Phenyl chloride

33. In the Lucas test, tertiary alcohols react:

Slowly

Not at all

With heating only

Immediately at room temperature

34. Which product is formed when ethanol is heated with acetic acid and concentrated H₂SO₄?

Ethyl acetate

Ethene

Acetic anhydride

Acetaldehyde

35. Which of the following will give a fruity smell on reaction with a carboxylic acid?

Ethanol

Butanol

Methanol

Phenol

36. Which compound is formed when two alcohol molecules combine in acidic conditions?

Ketone

Ether

Amine

Aldehyde

37. Which of the following alcohols is tertiary?

CH₃OH

CH₃CH₂OH

(CH₃)₃COH

CH₃CH(OH)CH₃

38. Which reagent converts alcohols into alkyl halides?

KOH

H₂O

Na₂CO₃

HCl/ZnCl₂

39. What is the hybridization of oxygen in an alcohol molecule?

sp²d

sp²

sp³

40. Phenol reacts with bromine water to give:

2-bromophenol

2,4,6-tribromophenol

Benzyl bromide

4-bromophenol

41. Which test is used to distinguish between alcohol and phenol?

Benedict’s test

Ferric chloride test

Tollen’s test

Lucas test

42. Phenol reacts with acetic anhydride to form:

Ketone

Acid

Ester

Ether

43. Which of the following can undergo both SN1 and E1 reactions?

Tertiary alcohol

Primary alcohol

Secondary alcohol

Phenol

44. Which alcohol gives a positive iodoform test?

Propanol

Ethanol

Methanol

Benzyl alcohol

45. Which reaction forms phenol from benzene?

Nitration

Sulfonation

Friedel-Crafts alkylation

Dow’s process (chlorobenzene + NaOH)

46. What is the main difference between alcohol and phenol?

Alcohols contain carbonyl groups

Phenols are saturated

Phenols have –OH directly bonded to benzene

Alcohols have aromatic rings

47. In electrophilic substitution, phenol reacts most readily at:

Para and ortho positions

Only para position

Only ortho position

Meta position

48. Which of the following reactions is not typical for alcohols?

Esterification

Dehydration

Friedel-Crafts alkylation

Oxidation

49. Which of the following can undergo both SN1 and E1 reactions?

Secondary alcohol

Phenol

Tertiary alcohol

Primary alcohol

50. Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

Ethanol

Propanol

Methanol

Glycerol

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51. Which of the following alcohols is tertiary?

CH₃OH

CH₃CH₂OH

CH₃CH(OH)CH₃

(CH₃)₃COH

52. Which is more reactive towards electrophilic substitution?

Aniline

Phenol

Benzene

Toluene

53. The –OH group in phenol makes it:

Non-polar

Electron-withdrawing

Electron-donating

Electrically neutral

54. In the Lucas test, tertiary alcohols react:

Immediately at room temperature

With heating only

Slowly

Not at all

55. Which of the following is most reactive in dehydration to form alkenes?

2-propanol

Tert-butanol

Ethanol

Methanol

56. Which of the following alcohols is miscible in water in all proportions?

Pentanol

Methanol

Butanol

Propanol

57. Which type of alcohol is isopropyl alcohol?

Aromatic

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

58. Which of the following gives a neutral solution in water?

Phenol

HCl

Acetic acid

Ethanol

59. Which of the following gives violet color with neutral FeCl₃?

Methanol

2-propanol

Phenol

Ethanol

60. Alcohols react with carboxylic acids to form:

Esters

Aldehydes

Ethers

Ketones

61. Phenol reacts with bromine water to give:

2-bromophenol

2,4,6-tribromophenol

4-bromophenol

Benzyl bromide

62. Which of the following is not a method to prepare alcohols?

Reduction of carbonyl compounds

Hydroboration

Nitration of alkanes

Hydrolysis of alkyl halides

63. Which of the following reactions does phenol undergo easily?

Free radical substitution

Electrophilic aromatic substitution

Nucleophilic substitution

Addition reaction

64. Which of the following is an example of a dihydric alcohol?

Ethylene glycol

Ethanol

Glycerol

Methanol

65. Which of the following statements is true?

Phenols undergo SN1 reactions

Alcohols react faster with bromine water

Alcohols have aromatic rings

Phenols are more acidic than alcohols

66. What is the IUPAC name of phenol?

Benzyl alcohol

Benzene hydroxide

Hydroxybenzene

Benzenol

67. What is the major product when phenol reacts with nitric acid?

Nitrobenzene

Benzene

m-Nitrophenol

o-Nitrophenol

68. Which acid is used in esterification of alcohols?

Acetic acid

Sulfuric acid

Nitric acid

Hydrochloric acid

69. Which of the following is used in the manufacture of aspirin?

Phenol

Acetic acid

Salicylic acid

Ethanol

70. Which is more reactive towards electrophilic substitution?

Toluene

Benzene

Phenol

Aniline

71. What functional group is present in alcohols?

–NH₂

–CHO

–COOH

–OH

72. Which reagent can oxidize a primary alcohol to a carboxylic acid?

KMnO₄

HCl

NaOH

NH₃

73. What happens to alcohol in the presence of concentrated H₂SO₄ and heat?

Halogenation

Dehydration to form alkene

Esterification

Oxidation

74. Which alcohol cannot be oxidized to a carbonyl compound?

Tert-butanol

2-propanol

Ethanol

Methanol

75. Which of the following reactions is not typical for alcohols?

Dehydration

Esterification

Oxidation

Friedel-Crafts alkylation

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76. Which alcohol is commonly used in hand sanitizers?

Butanol

Methanol

Ethanol

Propan-1-ol

77. Which of the following is most reactive in dehydration to form alkenes?

Methanol

2-propanol

Ethanol

Tert-butanol

78. Phenol is more acidic than alcohol due to:

Solubility in water

High boiling point

High molecular weight

Resonance stabilization of phenoxide ion

79. Which test is used to distinguish between alcohol and phenol?

Benedict’s test

Ferric chloride test

Tollen’s test

Lucas test

80. What is the hybridization of oxygen in an alcohol molecule?

sp²d

sp³

sp²

81. What is formed when phenol reacts with sodium metal?

Sodium phenoxide

Benzene

Phenyl chloride

Toluene

82. Which compound is more acidic?

Methanol

Propanol

Ethanol

Phenol

83. Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name for CH₃CH₂OH?

Methanol

Propanol

Ethyl alcohol

Ethanol

84. Which acid is used in esterification of alcohols?

Sulfuric acid

Hydrochloric acid

Nitric acid

Acetic acid

85. Which alcohol cannot be oxidized to a carbonyl compound?

Methanol

2-propanol

Ethanol

Tert-butanol

86. Which of the following best distinguishes alcohols from phenols?

Alcohols have higher boiling point

Phenols form ketones

Phenols give violet color with FeCl₃

Alcohols are colored

87. Which of the following gives violet color with neutral FeCl₃?

2-propanol

Phenol

Ethanol

Methanol

88. What is the main difference between alcohol and phenol?

Phenols have –OH directly bonded to benzene

Alcohols have aromatic rings

Phenols are saturated

Alcohols contain carbonyl groups

89. Which of the following has the highest boiling point?

Glycerol

Ethanol

Methanol

Propanol

90. Which product is formed when ethanol is heated with acetic acid and concentrated H₂SO₄?

Acetic anhydride

Ethyl acetate

Acetaldehyde

Ethene

91. Which of the following gives a neutral solution in water?

Ethanol

HCl

Acetic acid

Phenol

92. Which reagent converts alcohols into alkyl halides?

HCl/ZnCl₂

KOH

H₂O

Na₂CO₃

93. What happens to alcohol in the presence of concentrated H₂SO₄ and heat?

Oxidation

Halogenation

Dehydration to form alkene

Esterification

94. The –OH group in phenol makes it:

Electrically neutral

Non-polar

Electron-donating

Electron-withdrawing

95. Which of the following is the correct IUPAC name for CH₃CH₂OH?

Methanol

Propanol

Ethyl alcohol

Ethanol

96. Which of the following alcohols is miscible in water in all proportions?

Methanol

Propanol

Butanol

Pentanol

97. Which class of alcohol is CH₃CH₂CH₂OH?

Tertiary

Primary

Quaternary

Secondary

98. In electrophilic substitution, phenol reacts most readily at:

Para and ortho positions

Only ortho position

Only para position

Meta position

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