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Worksheets10.2 Reactions of Alcohols
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name this molecule.
ethanol
ethanoic acid
propanol
propanoic acid
Name this molecule.
Methanol
Methanoic acid
Ethanoic acid
Methenoic acid
Draw ethanoic acid
How and why is the reaction between magnesium and ethanoic acid different to magnesium and nitric acid?
It reacts faster because it is a weaker acid than HNO3.
It reacts faster because it is a stronger acid than HNO3.
It reacts slower because it is a weaker acid than HNO3.
It reacts slower because it is a stronger acid than HNO3.
Which of the following alcohols has the highest boiling point?
Butanol
Pentanol
Hexanol
Heptanol
What is the general formula for alcohols?
CnH2n
CnH2n+2
CnH2n+1OH
CnH2n+1COOH
The following equation represents the preparation of ethanol in industry.
What is the process?
Oxidation
Hydration
Fermentation
Hydrogenation
Select all of these following that are methods to make ethanol.
Dehydration of ethene
Addition of water to ethene
Fermentation of sugars with yeast
Distillation of sugars
Pick the correct list of catalysts used in production of ethanol by hydration of ethene
Room Temperature
Room Pressure = 1 atm
Alumina
300 ° C
65 atm
alumina
Room Temperature
35 atm
Phosphoric acid
300 ° C
65 atm
Phosphoric acid
ethanol is produced by fermentation.
which of the following conditions is not required to produce ethanol by fermentation?
Temperature between 30-35 ° C
Yeast
Presence of Oxygen
Sugar or starch dissolved in water
Ethanol can be synthesised in several reactions. The first reaction has 100% atom economy as all the atoms of the reactants end up in the useful product. What is the atom economy of the second reaction to 1 dp?
H = 1, C = 12, O = 16, Cl = 35.5
Match the following products of oxidation to the starting alcohol
Ethanol
Ethanol
Propan-2-ol
Propanol
2-methyl Propan-2-ol
