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Alcohol, carboxylic acid and esters

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

Main functional group present in alcohol is _______.

a)

-COOH

b)

C-C

c)

-OH

d)

C=C

2.

General formula for alcohol is ________.

a)

CnH2n+1O

b)

CnH2n+1OH

c)

CnH2nOH

d)

CnH2n+1COOH

3.

What are the products of complete combustion of ethanol?

a)

CO2 and H2O

b)

CO2 and H2

c)

C and H2O

d)

CO2 and O2

4.

All the members of alcohol homologous series have similar chemical properties.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Ethanol is formed by :

1. Fermentation ;

2. reaction between steam and ethene.

Which of these processes uses a catalyst?

a)

Both 1 and 2

b)

Only 1

c)

Only 2

d)

none of the above

6.

Ethanol is made by fermentation. How is ethanol obtained from the fermentation mixture?

a)

chromatography

b)

crystallization

c)

electrolysis

d)

fractional distillation

7.

Vinegar tastes sour because of

a)

Ethanoic acid

b)

Ethanol

c)

Butanoic acid

d)

Ethyl ethanoate

8.

Name this compound

a)

propanol

b)

propanoic acid

c)

butanoic acid

d)

butanol

9.
What is the functional group shown?
a)
Alcohol
b)
Carboxylic Acid
c)
Ester
10.

Esters are known for......

a)

the bright colours

b)

flammability

c)

exploding

d)

fruity smell

11.

When detecting the odour of a chemical you should...

a)

put your nose over the chemical and take a deep breath

b)

use your hand to fan the odour towards your nose.

12.

What catalyst is used in making esters?

a)

sodium hydroxide

b)

iron

c)

sulfuric acid

d)

lithium oxide

13.

What is this compound called?

a)

propyl ethanoate

b)

ethyl ethanoate

c)

ethyl propanoate

d)

methyl ethanoate

14.

Ester links are also known as

a)

carboxylates

b)

carboxyl

c)

Hydroxyl

d)

carbonyl

15.

Name a reaction that converted Compound X to Compound Y

(a)  

16.

Name the reagent used to convert Compound X to Compound Y.

(a)  

17.

Name this functional group

a)

hydroxide

b)

hydroxyl

c)

carboxyl

d)

ester link

18.
Which carboxylic acid and which alcohol came together to form the ester pictured here?
a)
Butanol and ethanoic acid
b)
Ethanol and butanoic acid
19.

Diagram shows the conversion of molecule A through two different processes. Which of the following is molecule A and process II

a)

Molecule A : Ethanol Process II : Esterification

b)

Molecule A : Ethanol Process II : Oxidation

c)

Molecule A : Ethene Process II : Dehydration

d)

Molecule A : Ethanoic acid Process II : Esterification

20.

Diagram shows oxidation process of ethanol.

What can be observed after being heated for 5 minutes?

a)

No colour change

b)

All of the ethanol vapourises and the flask becomes dry

c)

The colour of mixture changes from orange to green

d)

The mixture in the flask separated into two layers. The upper layer is yellow while the lower layer is green