Question

Assertion : When the vapours of a primary, secondary or tertiary alcohol are passed over heated copper at $573\, K$, an aldehyde or ketone is formed.
Reason : Reduction of alcohols takes place.

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
• B. If both issertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false
• D. If both assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

When the vapours of a primary or a secondary alcohol are passed over heated copper at $573\, K$, dehydrogenation takes place and an aldehyde or ketone is formed.
Tertiary alcohols undergo dehydration.