Organic Chemistry Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

1 Glycerol can be formed through digestion of which of the following?

A galactose

B fats

C glucose

D sucrose

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Answer:fats

2 What is the name of the process of formation of glycerol via formation of allyl chloride?

A Epichlorohydrine

B Acrolein

C Propylene oxide

D Chloroform process

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Answer: Epichlorohydrine

3 Fatty acids and glycerol (C₃H₈O₃) are produced after hydrolysis of which of the following?

A amino acids

B fats

C starch

D cellulose

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Answer: fats

4 What is the middle product ‘A’ in the formation of the glycerol by propylene?

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A Allyl chloride

B Vinyl chloride

C Acyl chloride

D Dichloroalkane

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Answer:Allyl chloride

5 What is the product A formed by the partial oxidation using metal oxides and air of propylene or the given preparation of the glycerol?

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A Propene

B Acroline

C Propylene oxide

D Propanol

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Answer: Acroline

6 What is the product A formed by the partial oxidation using tert- butyl hydroperoxides or hydrogen peroxide of propylene or the given preparation of the glycerol?

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A Propene

B Acroline

C Propylene oxide

D Propanol

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Answer:Propylene oxide

7 Why synthetic production of glycerol is not commercially successful?

A Because process is expensive

B Because no marketing demands

C Because process is hazardous

D Because of the large-scale production of biodiesel from fats

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Answer: Because process is hazardous

8 Which of the following is not the step for the isolation of glycerine form spent lye?

A Brine Solution Preparation

B Saponification and salting

C Zone distillation

D Glycerin Recovery from Spent Soap Lye

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Answer: Zone distillation

9 What will be the product X in the formation of glycerol?

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A R-ONa

B RCOH

C RCOONa

D R-ONa and RCOONa both can be formed

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Answer: RCOONa

10 What will be the reagent and conditions required for the given reaction of preparation of glycerol form propene from given conditions respectively?

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