Reactions and Properties of Alkynes
Learn the preparation, addition, reduction, hydration, acidity, and chemical tests for alkynes, including terminal vs internal alkynes.
Why this shows up in the exam
NEET/JEE often ask about the unique reactivity and identification of alkynes.
How NEET tests this
Practise it
These are real questions from past NEET papers that test this exact idea.
Products of the following reaction : CH₃C≡CCH₂CH₃ (i) O₃ (ii) hydrolysis are
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More challenging25 harder questions built from the past papers above — a step up in difficulty, with distractors designed so you can't get there by elimination. Written and checked by our reviewers, not from a real paper.
When 1-butyne reacts with dilute sulfuric acid containing mercuric sulfate, what is the major organic product formed?
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