Alcohols

Question 1

How do you know if an alcohol is priamry
secondary
or tertiary

Answer 1

primary= 1 R group
Secondary= 2 R groups
tertiary=3 R groups

Question 2

If you have an alcohol, how can you form an alkene

Answer 2

DEHYDRATE the alcohol( ELIMINATE THE WATER)

to do this heat the alcohol with sulfuric acid

Question 3

where does the double bond form in a dehydration reaction

Answer 3

EITHER SIDE

of the initial OH group