Alcohols

Question 1

Primary

Answer 1

Primary (1°) alcohols have one R
group attached to the carbon to
which the OH group is attached.

Question 2

Secondary

Answer 2

Secondary (2°) alcohols have two R groups attached to the carbon to which the OH group is attached.

Question 3

Tertiary

Answer 3

Tertiary (3°) alcohols have three R groups attached to the carbon to which the OH group is attached.

Question 4

Hydrogen bonding

Answer 4

The presence of the hydroxyl group with its electronegative oxygen atom means that alcohols
are polar. They can therefore take part in hydrogen bonding.

Answer 5

Alcohols can mix with water because their molecules can form hydrogen bonds with water molecules. However, as the relative molecular mass of the alcohol increases, the miscibility with water decreases.

Question 6

Why is ethanol soluable in water

Answer 6

OH in ethanol is able to form hydrogen bonds with water mkaing it soluable in water

Answer 7

• Alcohols only undergo complete combustion
• first reaction
• ethanol used as a fuel sicnce alcholos are already partially oxidised

Answer 8

Use an oxidising agent
either combo of sulfuric acid and

Answer 9

when u partially oxidised an alcohol you get an aldehyde

Question 10

elimnation reaction of alcohols