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JEE Main · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Intramolecular H-Bonding in Phenols

JEE Main asked Intramolecular H-Bonding in Phenols 2 times in 2 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2020 and 2021. It belongs to Organic Acidity and Basicity, in Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure (Chemistry). The longest wait between two years asking it was 1 year.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
2
in 2 shifts
Years
2 of 8
First asked
2020
last in 2021
Pattern
Gone quiet
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2020 and 2021. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Chemistry questions.

00.050.10’170.08’200.03’210’220’230’240’250’26

Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 1 in 12 shifts · 2021: 1 in 24 shifts · 2022: 0 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20260 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20220 of 24
  • 20211 of 24
  • 20201 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Diagram based is the usual form. Skill tested: conceptual.

  • Identify compounds showing intermolecular h-bonding
  • Statements on hydroxybenzoic acid isomers

Difficulty

Easy 0Medium 2Hard 0

Every question was multiple choice.

Every question

All 2 questions

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 27 Aug 2021, Shift 2 · Q46The compound/s which will show significant intermolecular H-bonding is/are : [three structures drawn: (a) a benzene ring with…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  2. 3 Sep 2020, Shift 2 · Q28Consider the following molecules and statements related to them : (A) [figure] (B) [figure] (a) (B) is more likely to be crystalline than…MediumOtherHas a figure

Shifts: 3 Sep 2020, Shift 2, 27 Aug 2021, Shift 2.

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