level: Alcohols
Questions and Answers List
level questions: Alcohols
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is the General Formula for an Alcohol? | -CₓH₂ₓ₊₁OH |
| What are Alcohols? | -This is an Homologous Series that all has OH contained in it |
| Give the First 4 Alcohols, from the Smallest First | -Methanol: CH₃OH -Ethanol: C₂H₅OH -Propanol: C₃H₇OH -Butanol: C₄H₉OH |
| When Alcohols are Oxidised, what does this Create? Give the Equation for Ethanol | -This can create a Carboxylic Acid -To make this, you need a Oxidising Agent [Something that Loses its Oxygens] -Ethanol + Potassium Manganate [Oxidising Agent] --> Ethanoic Acid |
| What are Carboxylic Acids? | -This is simply a Homologous Series of Molecules that have the COOH Functional Group |
| Give the First 4 Carboxylic Acids, starting from the Smallest | -Methanoic Acid: HCOOH -Ethanoic Acid: CH₃COOH -Propanoic Acid: C₂H₅COOH -Butanoic Acid: C₃H₇COOH |
| What is the General Formula for Carboxylic Acids? | -Cₓ₋₁H₂ₓ₋₁COOH |