JEE Main 202225 JulyMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2022
- Date
- 25 July
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
JEE Main 2022 · 25 July · Morning Shift · Chemistry · Alcohols Phenols and Ethers
Given below are two statements : Statement I : On heating with KHSO...
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : On heating with , glycerol is dehydrated and acrolein is formed.
Statement II : Acrolein has fruity odour and can be used to test glycerol's presence.
Choose the correct option.
Options
- ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct.
- BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer
C. Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
Step-by-step solution
It is a colorless liquid with a piercing, acrid smell. The smell of burnt fat (as when cooking oil is heated to its smoke point) is caused by glycerol in the burning fat breaking down into acrolein. It does not have fruity smell so, statement II is incorrect.