Competitive Edge Academy Interview Questions and Answers

Packing efficiency is the ratio of the volume occupied by particles to the total volume of the container. Limiting reagent is the reactant that gets consumed first and limits the amount of product formed. Aspirin can be prepared from phenol by acetylation using acetic anhydride and a catalyst.

• Packing efficiency is important in determining the density of a material.

• Limiting reagent can be identified by calculating the a...read more

Sandmeyer's reaction is a chemical reaction used to convert an aryl diazonium salt to a halide, hydroxide, or cyano compound.

• Involves the replacement of the diazonium group (-N2+) with a halogen, hydroxyl, or cyano group.

• The reaction is carried out in the presence of a copper(I) salt and an acid.

• The reaction can be used to synthesize a variety of compounds such as chlorobenzene, bromobenzene, iodobenzene, phenol, and b...read more