Name the products formed and give appropriate chemical equations for the following:

(a) Sodium reacting with ethyl alcohol.

(b) Ethanol oxidised by acidified potassium dichromate.

Give the trivial (common) names and the IUPAC names of the following:

(a) C₃H₆

(b) C₂H₄

(c) C₂H₂

(d) CH₃OH

(e) C₂H₅OH

Name an organic compound which is:

(a) used for illuminating country houses.

(b) used for making a household plastic material.

(c) called 'wood spirit'.

(d) poisonous and contain OH group.

(e) consumed as a drink.

(f) used in thermometer

(g) solvent for gums and resins.

(h) dehydrated to produced ethene.

Ethanol can be converted into ethene which can be changed into ethane. Choose the correct word or phrase from the brackets to complete the following sentences.

(a) The conversion of ethanol into ethene is an example of …………… (dehydration, dehydrogenation).

(b) Converting ethanol into ethene requires the use of …………… (conc. HCl, conc. HNO₃, conc. H₂SO₄).

(c) The conversion of ethene into ethane is an example of …………… (hydration, hydrogenation).

(d) The catalyst used in the conversion of ethene into ethane is commonly …………… (iron, nickel, cobalt).