Alcohols

Question 1

The alcohol contains what type of group

Answer 1

OH-group

Question 2

The general formula for Alcohols is

Answer 2

ROH

Question 3

Alcohols with more than one -OH group is are called

Answer 3

Polyhydric Alcohols

Question 4

Grignard reagent is also known an

Answer 4

Alkyl Magnesium Halide( RMgX)

Question 5

The ability of water to mix with Alcohol is called

Answer 5

Hydrophillic

Question 6

What are the different types of Isomerisms in alcohol?

Answer 6

Chain Isomerism
Position Isomerism
Functional Isomerism

Question 7

Alcohols placed in Alkenes and Alkanes yield what respectively

Answer 7

Enol and Normal Alkanol

Question 8

Alcohols are classified into

Answer 8

1°
2°
3°

Question 9

When the carbon to which the OH group is attached has at least two hydrogen or more, what type of alcohol is it..

Answer 9

Primary Alcohol

Question 10

Explain secondary alchols

Answer 10

Secondary alcohols: when the carbon to which the OH group is attached has only one hydrogen.

Question 11

When there is no hydrogen on the carbon bearing, the OH functional group, the alcohol is called

Answer 11

Tertiary alcohol.

Question 12

What is responsible for the 109° angle strain of the alcohol functional group?

Answer 12

The presence of the lone Pairs of electrons.

Question 13

A Grignard reagent adds formaldehyde to give a

Answer 13

Primary Alcohol with one additional carbon atom