A carbonyl compound reacts with hydrogen cyanide to form cyanohydrins, which form a racemic mixture of α-hydroxy acid on hydrolysis. The carbonyl compound is:

1. Acetaldehyde

2. Acetone

3. Diethyl ketone

4. Formaldehyde

Subtopic:  Aldehydes & Ketones: Preparation & Properties | Isomers & Reaction Mechanism |
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Which one of the following is a peptide hormone?

1. Glucagon

2. Testosterone

3. Thyroxin

4. Adernaline

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 CH3 — O — CH(CH3)2 + HI → B (Product)

The product 'B' in the above mentioned reaction is-

1. CH3OH + (CH3)2CHl

2. lCH2OCH(CH3)2

3. CH3OC(CH3)2

4. CH3l + (CH3)2CHOH

Subtopic:  Ethers: Preparation & Properties, Uses |
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The nucleophilic addition reaction will be most favored among the given compounds is:

1. CH3CH2CH2COCH3

2. (CH3)2C=O

3. CH3CH2CHO

4. CH3CHO

Subtopic:  Isomers & Reaction Mechanism |
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The enthalpy of combustion of H2, cyclohexene (C6H10) and cyclohexane (C6H12) are -241, -3800 and -3920 kJ per mol respectively. Heat of hydrogenation of cyclohexene is:

1. -121 kJ per mol

2. +121 kJ per mol

3. +242 kJ per mol

4. -242 kJ per mol

Subtopic:  Thermochemistry |
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The self-condensation product of two moles of ethyl acetate in the presence of sodium ethoxide yield is: 

1. Ethyl butyrate

2. Acetoacetic ester

3. Methyl acetoacetate

4. Ethyl propionate

Subtopic:  Aldehydes & Ketones: Preparation & Properties | Name Reaction |
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Consider the reaction 
N2(g) + 3H2(g) → 2NH3(g) 
The equality relationship between \( \frac{{d}\left[{{NH}_{3}}\right]}{dt}\) and \( {-}\frac{{d}\left[{{H}_{2}}\right]}{dt}\) is :

1. d[NH3]dt=-13d[H2]dt

2. +d[NH3]dt=-23d[H2]dt

3. +d[NH3]dt=-32d[H2]dt

4. +d[NH3]dt=-d[H2]dt

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Which of the following is not chiral?

1. 2-butanol

2. 2,3-dibromopentane

3. 3-bromopentane

4. 2-hydroxypropanoic acid

Subtopic:  Stereo Isomers |
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[Co(NH3)4(NO2)2]Cl exhibits:

1. linkage isomerism, ionization isomerism, and optical isomerism
2. linkage isomerism, ionization isomerism, and geometrical isomerism
3. ionization isomerism, geometrical isomerism, and optical isomerism
4. linkage isomerism, geometrical isomerism, and optical isomerism

Subtopic:  Isomerism in Coordination Compounds |
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[Cr(H2O)6]Cl3 (At. No. of Cr = 24) has a magnetic moment of 3.83 BM. 
​​​​The correct distribution of 3d electrons in the chromium of the complex is:

1. 3dx2-y21, 3dz21, 3dxy1

2. 3dxy1, 3dx2-y21, 3dyz1

3. 3dxy1, 3dzy1, 3dxz1

4. 3dxy1, 3dyz1, 3dz21

Subtopic:  VBT, CFT & their Limitations |
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