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NEET UG 2020 · Chemistry · Question 107

NEET 2020 Chemistry, question 107

Question 107 of the NEET 2020 paper (code E1) is a Chemistry question from Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids. Its idea, Cross-Aldol Reaction Selectivity, was asked twice, in 2020 and 2022, across NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 4.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q107 · Chemistry

Reaction between benzaldehyde and acetophenone in presence of dilute NaOH is known as :

  1. 1Aldol condensation
  2. 2Cannizzaro's reaction
  3. 3Cross Cannizzaro's reaction
  4. 4Cross Aldol condensationOfficial answer

Official answer: option 4 · NTA final answer key

Same idea

Cross-Aldol Reaction Selectivity, in other papers

NEET asked this idea twice, in 2020 and 2022. The other question below.

  • 2022 Q90Which one of the following is not formed when acetone reacts with 2-pentanone in the presence of dilute NaOH followed by heating ?One-line MCQ · Hard

Cross-Aldol Reaction Selectivity: every question and how it was framed

The chapter

Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids in ten years of NEET

27 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 2.6 a paper. Aldol Condensation alone had 5.

Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids: questions per paper

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