Class 12 Chemistry · Chapter 6 · Test 3
Phenols and Phenolic Compounds
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46 questions · 40 min · 46 marks
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Question 1
Compounds in which a hydroxyl group is bonded directly to an arene are called:
- AAlcohols
- BPhenols
- CEthers
- DAldehydes
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Answer: B
Phenols have -OH attached to an aromatic ring.
Question 2
What is the formula of the simplest phenol?
- AC6H5OH
- BC6H5CH3
- CC6H5NH2
- DC6H11OH
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Answer: A
Phenol is C6H5OH.
Question 3
Another name for phenol is:
- ABenzaldehyde
- BAniline
- CCarbolic acid
- DToluene
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Answer: C
Phenol is also known as carbolic acid.
Question 4
Phenol is a:
- AColourless gas
- BBrown liquid
- CBlue solid
- DCrystalline white solid
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Answer: D
Pure phenol is a white crystalline solid.
Question 5
Phenol is used as an ingredient in:
- ADisinfectants such as soaps and hospital liquids
- BFertilisers
- CFuels
- DPlastics only
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Answer: A
Phenol has potent antiseptic properties.
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