2.2 alcohols

Question 1

What is the functional group found in alcohols?

Answer 1

hydroxyl group

-OH

Question 2

What is a primary alcohol

Answer 2

-the hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon atom with at least two hydrogen atoms attached to it

Question 3

What is a secondary alcohol?

Answer 3

-the hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon atom with only one hydrogen atom attached to it

Question 4

What is a tertiary alcohol?

Answer 4

-the hydroxyl group is attached to a carbon with no hydrogen atoms attached to it

Question 5

What are alcohols containing two hydroxyl groups called?

Answer 5

diols

Question 6

What are alcohols containing three hydroxyl groups called?

Answer 6

triols

Question 7

What is the effect of hydroxyl groups in alcohol molecules?

Answer 7

Hydroxyl groups

• make alcohols polar
• give rise to hydrogen bonding

Question 8

What properties of alcohols can hydrogen bonding be used to explain?

Answer 8

• boiling points
• melting points
• solubility/miscibility in water
• viscosity

Question 9

What can be used to explain the properties of alcohols?

Answer 9

-Hydrogen bonding