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Chemistry: Post your doubts here!

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See, the molecule given has a lot of C=C bonds ... but only the tertiary alkenes will oxidise to give ketones ... (the secondary alkenes will oxidise to give aldehyde which further get oxidised to form acids. The primary ones give CO2) ... tertiary alkenes is when a C in the C=C double bond is attached to 3 other Carbon atoms ... if u look at the molecule carefully, u will see that there are 6 tertiary alkenes.
But If you count again you will find out that there are 8 tertiary carbon atoms !!
Try
 
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How +2??
 
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I think it its C.
uhm ... option 3 is wrong because the initial reactant isn't an ester ... only esters have this alkaline hydrolysis thingy to produce salt of acid ... nd 2nd option, i've never come accross it ... first is right coz the O-H bond will break and Na will take the place of hydrogen ...
but i am not sure ... if you know which year the paper is, plz do check the ms and lemme kno ...
 
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How do we solve this

Correct answer is A.

Question is: Which process could be used to calculate the bond energy for the covalent bond X-Y by dividing its Delta H by n?
 

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Help! it's 1 and 2 only
How would each react and what will it give in each case? And what would 3 give since it's wrong??
 
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2 moles of metallic salt react with 1 mole of sodium sulfite, oxidising sulfite needs 2 electrons. So, the original oxidation number of metal is +3, and there are two moles, so the new oxidation will be +2.
Reaction of aldehydes with HCN require Reflux OR it occurs at RTP?
RTP apparently
Help Please!!!
Use of the Data Booklet is relevant to this question. Sir Humphrey Davy discovered boron, calcium, magnesium and sodium. Which of these elements has the second smallest atomic radius in its group and the third lowest first ionisation energy in its period?
A boron
B calcium
C magnesium
D sodium

The Ans is C

Magnesium is second in it's group, so it would have the second smallest radius (because of more electron shells) and it has the third lowest ionisation after sodium and aluminium.. IE increases across the period, but Aluminium has an outer p subshell so it's IE is lower ^^
 
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