Key Area 2.3 - Consumer Products

Question 1

What can alcohols be used for

Answer 1

Solvents
Fuel
Alcohol drinks
Replacement of mercury

Question 2

What are carboxylic acids

Answer 2

A family of compounds that contain the functional group CARBOXYL (COOH)

Question 3

What are the uses for carboxylic acids

Answer 3

Manufacturing of esters
Medicines
Preservatives

Question 4

How are esters created

Answer 4

Condensation Reactions which is the reaction between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid to produce an ester and water

Question 5

What functional group do esters contain

Answer 5

Ester link (COO)

Question 6

What is hydrolysis

Answer 6

The opposite reaction to a condensation reaction which requires water and an ester to make an alcohol and carboxylic acid

Question 7

What uses are there for esters

Answer 7

Solvents
Perfumes
Flavourings

Question 8

How are esters names

Answer 8

AlcoholYLacidOATE

Question 9

What are alcohols

Answer 9

A homologous series with the general formula CnH2n+1OH

Contains the functional group HYDROXYL (OH)

Question 10

What happens during the process of digestion in animals

Answer 10

Starch + water -> glucose

Hydrolysis