JEE · NEET Previous Year Question

1-Propanol can be distinguished from 2-propanol by which test?

Topic: JEE PYQ

Answer: C. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. A2,4-DNP test
  2. BTollen's test
  3. CLucas test
  4. DFehling's test

Correct answer: C

Solution

(c) Primary and Secondary alcohols can be distinguished by the Lucas test. It involves heating the alcohol with anhydrous in concentrated .
Turbidity is observed for alcohols after some time while no turbidity is observed for a alcohol.

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