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Alcohol

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 15mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following statement is NOT true about an alcohol?

a)

Methanol is the simplest alcohol.

b)

Alcohol is more polar than haloalkane.

c)

Ethanol can be prepared by fermentation.

d)

Solubility of alcohol in water increases with number of carbon atoms.

2.

Classify the types of alcohol of the following molecule.

a)

Primary alcohol

b)

Secondary alcohol.

c)

Tertiary alcohol

d)

Aromatic alcohol.

3.

Give the IUPAC name for the following sructure.

a)

1,2- cyclopentanol.

b)

1,2-pentanol.

c)

1,2–cyclopentanediol.

d)

1,2-pentanediol

4.

Give the structure corresponding to 3–cyclohexyl–3–pentanol.

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

1-pentanol can be differentiate from 3-pentanol by using

a)

Phosphorus (v) chloride

b)

Lucas reagent

c)

Alkaline iodine

d)

Acidified potassium dichromate solution

6.

Which of the following alcohol is a primary alcohol?

a)
b)
c)
7.

What functional group is shown?

a)

amino

b)

hydroxyl

c)

carboxyl

d)

sulfhydryl

8.

Propanol is heated with acidified potassium dichromate. The following statements about this reaction is true except for

a)

Green solution is formed.

b)

Orange solution is formed.

c)

Acidic product is formed.

d)

Cr6+ is reduced to Cr3+.

9.

2-butanol heated with acidified KMnO4 solution produced

a)

butanone

b)

butene

c)

butanoic acid

d)

butane

10.

2-methyl-1-propanol heated with acidified K2Cr2O7 solution produced

a)

alkene

b)

carboxylic acid

c)

alcohol

d)

ketone

11.

The functional group exist in alcohol is

a)

Carboalkoxy

b)

Halogen

c)

Hydroxy

d)

carbonyl

12.

The IUPAC name for this compund is

a)

1-butanol

b)

2-butanol

c)

2-methyl-2-propanol

d)

2-propanol

13.

Alcohol X produced cloudy solution immediately with Lucas reagent. Alcohol X is probably a .....

a)

primary alcohol

b)

tertiary alcohol

c)

secondary alcohol

d)

ketone

14.

Alcohol W produces a carboxylic acid upon oxidation with hot acidified KMnO4. Alcohol W is probably a ....

a)

tertiary alcohol

b)

secondary alcohol

c)

primary alcohol

d)

haloalkane

15.

Acidified potassium dichromate is an example of...

a)

an alkali

b)

a reducing agent

c)

a fuel

d)

an oxidising agent