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Alcohols

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The strongest type of intermolecular force in alcohols is

a)

Van der Waals'

b)

Covalent Bonding

c)

Hydrogen Bonding

d)

Organic

2.

What is the functional group of alcohols?

a)

–NH2

b)

–COOH

c)

–CHO

d)

–OH

e)

–NO2

3.

Name this compound...

a)

methane

b)

methene

c)

methanol

d)

methoxymethane

4.

Dehydration of an alcohol gives

a)

an aldehyde

b)

an alkane

c)

an alkene

d)

a ketone

5.

Which one of these is a secondary alcohol?

a)

Butan-1,4-diol

b)

2-methylpropan-2-ol

c)

Pentan-2-ol

d)

Pentan-1-ol

6.

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)

Boiling point of alcohol decreases with number of carbon atoms.

7.

Give IUPAC name for the structure above.

a)

tert - butylalcohol

b)

1,1 - dimethylethanol

c)

2 - methyl - 2 - propanol

8.

Choose the FALSE statement regarding solubility of alcohol in water.

a)

Solubility of alcohols increases as molecular size increases

b)

Solubility of alcohols increases as number of hydroxyl groups increase

c)

Small - sized alcohols are completely soluble in water

d)

Alcohols consist of hydrophilic area which make it soluble in polar solvent such as water

9.

2-butanol heated with acidified KMnO4 solution produced

a)

butanone

b)

butanoic acid

c)

butene

d)

butane

10.

Identify the functional group present in this compound.

a)

aldehyde

b)

ketone

c)

carboxylic acid

d)

ester

11.

What type of organic product is formed from the oxidation of a secondary alcohol?

a)

Carboxylic acid

b)

Aldehyde

c)

Ketone

d)

Alkene

12.

Which type of alcohol oxidises fastest?

a)

Primary

b)

Secondary

c)

Tertiary

d)

Diol

13.

Acidified potassium dichromate (VI) has the following colour change during oxidation

a)

Green to orange

b)

Blue to red

c)

Orange to green

d)

Colourless to silver

14.

What charge do the orange potassium dichromate ions have?

a)

+3

b)

-6

c)

+6

d)

-3

15.

What charge do the green chromium ions, formed during the reduction of potassium dichromate(VI) ions, have?

a)

+3

b)

-6

c)

+6

d)

-3