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L3 Organic - alcohols

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify the functional group of an alcohol

a)

R-Cl

b)

R-CH3

c)

R-OH

d)

R-COOH

2.

Classify the following alcohol:

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Quaternary

3.

Name the following alcohol:

a)

Butan-1-ol

b)

2-methylpropan-3-ol

c)

Propan-1-ol

d)

2-methylpropan-1-ol

4.

Which alcohol is the most soluble?

a)

Methanol

b)

propanol

c)

Pentanol

d)

Octanol

5.

Which is the correct order for increasing boiling point?

a)

Butan-1-ol, ethanol, pentan-1-ol

b)

methanol, butan-1-ol, hexan-1-ol

c)

Octan-1-ol, petan-1-ol, propan-1-ol

d)

Methanol, propan-1-ol, ethanol

6.

What type of intermolecular forces exist in a solution of ethanol?

a)

Covalent

b)

Temporary dipoles, permanent dipoles, hydrogen bonding

c)

Temporary dipoles

d)

Covalent, hydrogen bonding

7.

Name the following alcohol:

a)

3-hydroxyheptane

b)

Octan-3-ol

c)

2-methylheptan-5-ol

d)

6-methylheptan-3-ol

8.

Name the following alcohol:

a)

methylbutan-2-ol

b)

2-methylpentan-2-ol

c)

2-methylbutan-2-ol

d)

Propan-2-ol

9.

What would be the product of this reaction:

a)

Ethene

b)

Ethane

c)

Ethanoic acid

d)

Ethanal

10.

What type of reaction is this?

a)

Substitution

b)

Addition

c)

Elimination

d)

Oxidation

11.

What is the product of the following reaction:

a)

Pentanoic acid

b)

Pentan-2-ol

c)

Pentan-2-one

d)

No reaction

12.

What would you observe during this reaction?

a)

Purple to colourless

b)

Gas bubbles

c)

Green to orange

d)

Orange to green

13.

What reagent could be used in this reaction?

a)

KMnO4

b)

H2SO4 conc.

c)

NaBH4

d)

Platinum metal

14.

What organic compound could be used as a reactant in this reaction?

a)

Ethanoic acid

b)

Ethane

c)

Chloroethane

d)

Ethene

15.

What is the Lucas reagent

a)

HCl / ZnCl2

b)

ZnCl2

c)

PCl3

d)

SOCl2

16.

How can the Lucas reagent be used to differentiate between a primary and tertiary alcohol?

a)

Tertiary alcohols don't react

b)

Tertiary alcohols react more slowly

c)

Tertiary alcohols react more quickly

d)

Primary alcohols will form gas bubbles