The Clemmenson reduction of acetone yields

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1. The inhaled breath of diabetics patient contain acetone. A medical student wishes to test for diabetes by asking patient to bubble their breath through a reagent ?

   A. alkaline aquenous iodine
   B. aqueous bromine
   C. Fehling solution
   D. aqueous NaOH

2. Acetone reacts with HCN to form a cyanohydrin. It is an example of________________?

   A. electronphilic addition
   B. electrophilic substitution
   C. nucleophilic addition
   D. nucleophilic substitution

3. Which one of the following alcohols will be formed when ethyl magnesium bromide reacts with acetone ?

   A. primary alcohol
   B. secondary alcohol
   C. tertiary alcohol
   D. dihydric alcohol

4. Why does Ethyl Alcohol show high boiling point then Acetone?

   A. Due to Hydrogen bonding
   B. Due to high molecular weight
   C. Due to its Acidic nature
   D. Due to its Low molecular weight

   Submitted by: Naintara Mustafa

5. Clemmensens reduction infolves the reduction of___________________?

   A. ketone
   B. aldehyde
   C. alkane
   D. all of the above

6. Phosphorous acid upon thermal decomposition yields phosphoric acid and____________________?

   A. Phosphine
   B. Phosphorus
   C. Water
   D. Phosphorus pentoxide

7. At which electrode the reduction of the solution is occurring in Al-Ag cell_____________?

   A. A
   B. Ag
   C. Both
   D. Neither

8. In galvanic cell Zn acts as an anode so its value of standard reduction potential in comparison to coupled electrode would be________________?

   A. greater
   B. lesser
   C. sum of reduction and oxidation potentials
   D. none

9. Greater value of standard reduction potential smaller will be tendency______________?

   A. to form positive ions
   B. to form negative ions
   C. gain electrons
   D. all are possible

10. The reduction potential Zn is_________________?

    A. 0.76
    B. -0.76
    C. -0.55
    D. 0.55