Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Organic: Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Question:
Which of the following exists as a gas at 287K?
Options:
Formaldehyde (Methanal)
Acetaldehyde (Ethanal)
Propanal
Acetone
Correct Answer:
Formaldehyde (Methanal)
Explanation:
Methanal exists as foul-smelling gas at room temperature. Ethanal is a volatile liquid which boils at 294K. Other aldehydes and ketones exist as either liquids or solids at room temperature.