alcohols Flashcards
1
Q
Functional group
A
-OH
2
Q
Order of alcohols
A
Methanol, Ethanol, Propanol, Butanol
3
Q
What is fermentation
A
sugar or starch is dissolved in water and yeast is added
4
Q
Is fermentation anaerobic or aerobic
A
Anaerobic
5
Q
Products of fermentation
A
Ethanol and Carbon Dioxide
6
Q
What does yeast contain
A
enzymes that break down sugar to glucose
7
Q
pH of alcohols
A
Neutral (7)
8
Q
Uses of the first 4 alcohols
A
Fuels
9
Q
Methanol and ethanol uses
A
Solvents
10
Q
What type of combustion do alcohols undergo
A
Complete
11
Q
What are the products of an alcohol reacting with sodium
A
hydrogen gas and a metal salt
12
Q
What are the products of combustion
A
Carbon dioxide and water
13
Q
what is produced during oxidation of alcohols
A
carboxylic acids
