Chapter 14

Question 1

What is a hydroxyl group?

Answer 1

-OH group

Question 2

Intermolecular forces between non-polar molecules

Answer 2

Very weak London forces

Question 3

Bonding in alcohol

Answer 3

Polar bond between O-H because of the difference in electronegativity between oxygen and hydrogen

Question 4

Volatility in alkanes and alcohols

Answer 4

Alcohol has a lower volatility than an alkane with the same number of carbons

Question 5

Solubility in alkanes and alcohols

Answer 5

Alcohols are very soluble because they form hydrogen bonds with water unlike alkanes which do not because they are not polar.

Question 6

Primary alochol

Answer 6

Bonded to a carbon which is only bonded to one other carbon

Question 7

Secondary alcohol

Answer 7

Bonded to a carbon which is bonded to a carbon which is bonded to two other carbons

Question 8

Tertiary alcohol

Answer 8

Bonded to a carbon which is bonded to a carbon which is bonded to three other carbons

Question 9

Oxidation of alcohols

Answer 9

Mixture goes from orange to green if oxidized by oxidizing agent.