Chemistry
Answer
(a) Methane
- Methane is a source of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
- It is used in the preparation of useful compounds like ethyne, methanal, methanol, chloro-methane, and tetrachloro-methane.
- It is employed as a domestic fuel.
(b) Ethane
- It is used in the preparation of ethene, ethanol, ethanal and ethanoic acid.
- It forms ethyl chloride, which is used to make tetraethyllead.
- Ethane is also a good fuel.
Related Questions
Write the equation for the complete combustion of
(i) Methane
(ii) Ethane
Convert:
(a) Methane into chloroform.
(b) Sodium acetate into methane
(c) Methyl iodide into ethane.
(d) Methane to methyl alcohol
Under what conditions does ethane get converted to:
(a) ethyl alcohol
(b) acetaldehyde
(c) acetic acid
Using appropriate catalysts, ethane can be oxidised to an alcohol, an aldehyde and an acid. Name the alcohol, aldehyde and acid formed when ethane is oxidised.