Everyday consumer products Flashcards
Why are alcohols used as fuels
Because they are highly flammable and burn with clean flames
Are alcohols often used as solvents
Yes
What alcohols are miscible with water
Methanol, ethanol and propanol after this solubility decreases as size increases
Why do the boiling points of alcohols increase as they increase in size
Because of the increasing strength of the intermolecular forces
What is the functional group of alcohols
Hydroxyl
What is the general formula of saturated, straight chain alcohols
CnH2n+1OH
How are carboxylic acids used
In the preparation of preservatives, soaps and medicines
Vinegar is a solution of
Ethanoic acid
What carboxylic acids are missable with water
Methanoic, ethanoic, propanoic and butanoic after solubility decreases and size increases
What happens to the melting and pooling points of carboxylic acids as the size increases
They increase due to the increasing strength of intermolecular forces
What is the functional group of carboxylic acids
Carboxyl
What is the general formula of saturated, straight chain carboxylic acids
CnH2n+1COOH
