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The percentage of formaldehyde in formalin is:

chemistry aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids uses of aldehydes and ketones organic compounds with functional group containing oxygen (part-2) carbonyl compounds

  1. $40$%

  2. $30$%

  3. $20$%

  4. $10$%

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:
The percentage of formaldehyde in formalin is $40$%
$10$ml formalin contains $40$ ml formaldehyde and $60$ ml of water.

Which of the following is used as a food preservative?

chemistry aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids uses of aldehydes and ketones organic compounds with functional group containing oxygen (part-2) carbonyl compounds

  1. Aldehydes

  2. Ketones

  3. Carboxylic acid

  4. Alcohol

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Carboxylic acid used as food preservatives.

Sodium Benzoate (salt of Benzoic acid) is used as food preservatives.

Which of the following aldehyde is mostly used as plasticizer?

chemistry aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids uses of aldehydes and ketones organic compounds with functional group containing oxygen (part-2) carbonyl compounds

  1. Formaldehyde

  2. Acetaldehyde

  3. Butyraldehyde

  4. Benzaldehyde

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Butyraldehyde is used as an intermediate in the manufacturing of plasticizer.

Hence, option C is correct.

Which is the commercially largest produced aldehyde?

chemistry aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids uses of aldehydes and ketones organic compounds with functional group containing oxygen (part-2) carbonyl compounds

  1. Acetaldehyde

  2. Formaldehyde

  3. Benzaldehyde

  4. Butyraldehyde

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Of all aldehydes, formaldehyde is produced on the largest scale, about 6,000,000 tons per year.

Formalin is:

chemistry aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids uses of aldehydes and ketones organic compounds with functional group containing oxygen (part-2) carbonyl compounds

  1. $60$% solution of formaldehyde

  2. $40$% solution of formaldehyde

  3. $30$% solution of formaldehyde

  4. $50$% solution of formaldehyde

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Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Formalin is the composition of $40$% formaldehyde,
$60$% water. Hence formalin is $40$% formaldehyde.

Which of the following aldehyde is very much used in perfumery and in dye industries?

chemistry aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids uses of aldehydes and ketones organic compounds with functional group containing oxygen (part-2) carbonyl compounds

  1. Formaldehyde

  2. Acetaldehyde

  3. Benzaldehyde

  4. Butyraldehyde

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Benzaldehyde is much used perfumery industries because it has bitter almond odor and also it is used for making aniline dye.

Which of the following does not uses formaldehyde in its preparation?

chemistry aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids uses of aldehydes and ketones organic compounds with functional group containing oxygen (part-2) carbonyl compounds

  1. Melamine polymer

  2. Bakelite

  3. PHBV

  4. preservation of biological specimens

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Formaldehyde is not used in the preparation of PHBV. PHBV is a thermoplastic polymer. The monomers, 3-hydroxybutanoic acid and 3-hydroxypentanoic acid, are joined by ester bonds; the back bone of the polymer is made up of carbon and oxygen atoms.

A major constituent of vinegar is:

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  1. Methanoic acic

  2. Benzoic acid

  3. Ethanoic acid

  4. Picric acid

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The main constituent of vinegar is acetic acid. The other constituents will depend on the nature of the raw material that has undergone fermentation.

Hence, option $C$ is correct.

Which of the following doesn't use acetaldehyde as a starting material in its preparation?

chemistry aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids uses of aldehydes and ketones organic compounds with functional group containing oxygen (part-2) carbonyl compounds

  1. Ethyl acetate

  2. Ethanoic acid

  3. Methanoic acid

  4. Drugs

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:
Methanoic acid needs only single carbon compound  not acetaldehyde.
$HCOOH$-formic acid/Methanoic acid.

Which of the following is used for preserving biological specimens?

chemistry aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids uses of aldehydes and ketones organic compounds with functional group containing oxygen (part-2) carbonyl compounds

  1. Formaldehyde

  2. Ether

  3. Ethyl alcohol

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Formaldehyde ($HCHO$) in the form of formalin (40% solution of formaldehyde) is used for preserving biological specimens.