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Production of alcohol

Total questions: 8

Worksheet time: 4mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the conditions needed in reaction between ethene and steam to produce ethanol?

a)

heat and catalyst of H3PO4

b)

heat

c)

heat and catalyst of Ni / H2

d)

Heat and dilute acid/alkali

2.

Cold, dilute potassium manganate(V) is a mild, oxidizing agent. What type of product will be formed when alkenes are reacted with cold, dilute potassium manganate(V)?

a)

a diol

b)

a primary alcohol

c)

a secondary alcohol

d)

a tertiary alcohol

3.

Bromoethane could react with aqueous sodium hydroxide tp produce ethanol. What is the type of reaction of bromoethane and aqueous sodium hydroxide?

a)

nucleophilic substitution reaction

b)

reduction reaction

c)

electrophilic addition reaction

d)

hydrolysis reaction

4.

Aldehydes and ketones can be reduced by reducing agents to produce alcohol.

What two reducing agents could be used for this reaction?

a)

NaBH4

b)

LiAlH4

c)

dilute sulfuric acid

d)

hot, concentrated potassium manganate(V)

5.

Which reactant are reduced to form secondary alcohol when reacted with NaBH4 or LiAlH4?

a)

ketones

b)

aldehydes

c)

carboxylic acids

d)

alkenes

6.

What are the conditions needed in reduction reaction of carboxylic acids to form primary alcohol?

a)

H2, Ni catalyst and heat

b)

H3PO4 catalyst and heat

c)

dilute acid and heat

d)

dilute alkali and heat

7.

When ester is heated with dilute acid or alkali, a reaction will take place, form hydroxylic acid and alcohol.

What type of reaction is this?

a)

reduction reaction

b)

oxidation reaction

c)

hydrolysis reaction

d)

substitution reaction

8.

Which statement about alcohol is incorrect?

a)

Alcohol contain at least one -OH group.

b)

Alcohol has general formula of CnH2n+2OH

c)

Small molecules of alcohol are miscible with water

d)

Alcohol can be produced from electrophilic addition reaction of alkenes

e)

A