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\(KMnO _4\) is prepared by the fusion of \(MnO _2\) with an alkali metal hydroxide and an oxidizing agent like \(KNO _3\) to give a dark-green manganate ion which disproportionate to give permanganate as follows.
\(\begin{array}{l}2 MnO _2+4 KOH + O _2 \rightarrow 2 K_2 MnO _4+2 H _2 O \\ 3 K_2 MnO _4+4 H ^{+} \rightarrow 2 KMnO _4+ MnO _2+2 H _2 O \end{array}\)
On heating \(K _2 MnO _4\) decomposes at 513 K to give \(K _2 MnO _4\). Permanganate ion is tetrahedral and diamagnetic
Acidified \(KMnO _4\) acts a strong oxidizing agent which oxidizes oxalic acid, ferrous ions, nitrite ion and iodides.
Oxidation states of Mn in \(MnO _2, KMnO _4\) and \(K _2 MnO _4\) are

Considering the stability of Cu(II) and Cu(I) which of the following statements is true?

Reaction of benzaldehyde with acetophenone in the presence of methanolic NaOH yields a major stable product as

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Aldehydes and ketones represent two essential classes of organic compounds which are extensively used in the synthesis of a wide variety of other organic molecules.
Due to the inherent polarity of the central carbonyl group, these substances readily undergo nucleophilic addition reactions.Broadly speaking, these addition reactions can be categorized into two types:
one in which simple addition of the nucleophilic reagent occurs across the \(> C = O\) bond, and the second type where the initial addition is subsequently followed by the elimination of a water molecule.
A variety of ammonia derivatives, including hydroxylamine, hydrazine, phenylhydraaine, 2, 4-dinitroplhenylhdrazine, and semicarbazide, all belong to this second category of reactions.
These specific derivatives are fundamentally used for the identification and definitive characterization of aldehydes and ketones. Significantly, both types of nucleophilic addition reactions are strongly influenced by both steric and electronic factors.
As a general rule, aliphatic aldehydes exhibit higher reactivity compared to aromatic aldehydes.
The aliphatic aldehydes demonstrate the ability to reduce both Fehling's solution and Tollen's reagent, whereas aromatic aldehydes are limited to reducing only Tollen's reagent.
In a similar manner to aldehydes, aromatic ketones are observed to be less reactive than aliphatic ketones towards all nucleophilic addition reactions.
In a separate context, phenols and carboxylic acids both exhibit acidic properties in nature.
Both classes of compounds readily dissolve in NaOH solution and cause blue litmus to turn red.
However, carboxylic acids stand out as much stronger acids than phenols and thus can decompose sodium bicarbonate \(\left( NaHCO _3\right)\) with the distinct evolution of \(CO _2\) gas, a reaction which phenols do not undergo.
It is important to note that both electron- donating and electron- withdrawing substituents significantly influence the acid strength of both aliphatic as well as aromatic carboxylic acids.
Furthermore, unlike all other common aliphatic acids, formic acid uniquely possesses reducing properties and simultaneously does not display the typical reactions characteristic of the alkyl group.
Carboxylic acid do not give the characteristic reaction of carbonyl group because:

Arrange the following electrodes in decreasing order of the strength of the respective ions as reducing agent.
(A) \(Cu ^{2+}+2 e^{-} \rightarrow Cu ( s ) \quad E^{\circ}=0.34 V\)
(B) \(Sn ^{2+}+2 e^{-} \rightarrow Sn (s) \quad E^{\circ}=-0.14 V\)
(C) \(AgBr (s)+e^{-} \rightarrow Ag (s)+ Br ^{-} \quad E^{\circ}=0.10 V\)
(D) \(Pb ^{2+}+2 e^{-} \rightarrow Pb (s) \quad E^{\circ}=-0.13 V\)
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For the transition elements
Sc \(\quad\) Ti \(\quad\) V \(\quad\) Cr \(\quad\) Mn\(\quad\) Fe \(\quad\) Co \(\quad\) Ni \(\quad\) Cu \(\quad\) Zn
Atomic numbers :
21 \(\quad\) 22 \(\quad\) 23 \(\quad\) 24 \(\quad\) 25 \(\quad\) 26 \(\quad\) 27 \(\quad\) 28 \(\quad\) 29 \(\quad\) 30 \(\quad\)
Which transition metal ion \(\text{M}^{2+}\) gives magnetic moment 5.92 BM?

The decomposition of hydrogen peroxide follows the equation:
\(K=\left(2.9 \times 10^{14} s^{-1}\right) e^{-2 \mu o p}\)
The value of Ea is:

Which one is not a barrier method for birth control?

The process of transformation of spermatids into spermatozoa is known as

The speed of a motorboat in still water and that of the current of water is in a ratio of \(27: 5\).
The boat goes along the current from point \(A\) to point \(B\) in 3 hours 40 minutes.
How much time will it take to come back from \(B\) to \(A\)?

The corner points of the feasible region determined by the system of linear inequalities x + 3y \(\le\) 60, x + y \(\ge\) 10, x \(\ge\) 0, y \(\ge\) 0 are (0,10), (0,20), (60,0) and (10, 0). Let Z = 3x + 5y, then Max Z occurs at:

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Aldehydes, carboxylic acids and ketones are widespread in the animal and plant kingdoms.
They play a pivotal role in various biochemical processes of life. Their presence in nature adds fragrance and flavor. These compounds are widely used in food products, pharmaceuticals, paints, resins and other important product industries. These compounds are prepared by various laboratory methods, which mainly include oxidation, formylation, acylation and reduction. Due to the polar nature of the carbonyl group in aldehydes and ketones, they can exhibit different reactions like nucleophilic addition. They do exhibit redox and various condensation reactions which lead to the formation of various important compounds. On the other hand, the carboxylic acids are mainly prepared by oxidation and hydrolysis of different compounds. The carboxylic acid consists of a carbonyl group and the hydroxy group (attached to the carbonyl carbon atom). This makes it possible for the carboxylic acid to participate in various chemical reactions which involve cleavage of the C-OH bond and the O_H bond along with the reactions involving the complete -COOH group.
The products formed when 2,2-Dimethylpropan-1-al is heated with concentrated KOH are :

Which one of the following statements explains autogamy?