Organic Chemistry Interview Preparation Guide
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17 Organic Chemistry Questions and Answers:

1 :: HOW WE CAN DIFFERENTIATE BETWEEN OXALIC ACID AND TARTARIC ACID?

By Fluorescein test ...
where tartaric acid " used in baking powder and found
in many food products

oxalic acid : harmful in contact with skin or eyes
toxic .remove Ca ions From blood and also block Kidneys

Fluorescein test depended on Light passes & usually in UV light

2 :: How to make a 100ml solution with given 10gm of naoh?

Take 100ml water and pore 10gr NaOH
pellets sterr with gently boil. NaOH sol ready

3 :: How to synthsis toluene to benzaldehyde?

from directly reaction of toluene to cromyl chloride (CrO2Cl2)
at room temp. to form benzaldehyde.

4 :: What is the difference between an ion and a radical?

An ion is a specie that have no unpaired electron and is charged, either positively or negatively i.e. may be a cation or an anion. It is formed due to heterolysis of a molecule e.g HCl----> H+ + Cl-
A radical is a neutral specie having atleast one unpaired electron and is formed due to homolysis of a molecule e.g
H-H -------> H* + H*
The * shows an unpaired electron. Similarly CH3* is a radical.

6 :: What Mean By Organic Chemistry?

Organic Chemistry is a branch of Science, which deals study
about carbon compounds except Carbon monoxide, Carbon di
oxide and corbonates.

7 :: What is the difference between PVC and uPVC plastic?

PVC-POLYVINYL CHLORIDE AND uPVC IS THE Unplasticized
polyvinyl chloride IT IS USED FOR building industry as a
low-maintenance material.

9 :: What is the difference between sulphated ash and ROI?

THERE NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PROCEDURE,BOTH ARE SAME.WE GENERALLY TERM IT AS SULPHATED ASH TEST/ROI.IN INDIAN PHARMACOEPIA,CALLED IT AS ROI AND IN USP,CALLED IT AS SULPHATED ASH TESH.BOTH ARE USED FOR THE DETERMINATION OF CONTENT OF INORGANIC MATTER IN AN ORGANIC SUBSTANCE.

10 :: Benzoic acid is a weaker than para nitro benzoic acid?

in p-nitrobenzoic acid due to -I effect of nitro group hydrogen present in acia become more elecronegative and easily remove as proton and act like strong acid