Q17 of 30 Page 1

Explain the mechanism of the following reaction:


First ethanol is hydrated by H+, to give C2H5OH2+.



Then, when another ethanol molecule attacks this C2H5OH2+ , H2O escapes out and forms C4H10OH+.



Next, deprotonation which is loss of H+ takes place for the stabilisation of the molecule which is CH3CH2-O-CH2CH3



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(a) Which metal in the first transition series (3d series) exhibits + 1 oxidation state most frequently and why?

(b) Which of the following cations are coloured in aqueous solutions and why?


Sc3+, V3+, Ti4+,Mn2+


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(b) What type of magnetism is shown in the following alignment of magnetic moments?



(c) What type of point defect is produced when AgCl is doped with CdCl2?