Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Biology

Chapter

Human Health and Disease

Question:

Smack is chemically:

Options:

Diacetyl morphine

Cocaine

Benzodiazepine

Amphetamine

Correct Answer:

Diacetyl morphine

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (1) - diacetylmorphine 

Heroin , commonly called smack is chemically diacetylmorphine which is a white, odourless, bitter crystalline compound. This is obtained by acetylation of morphine which is extracted from the latex of poppy plant Papaver somniferum .