Chemistry
(i) Why is pure acetic acid known as glacial acetic acid ?
(ii) Give a chemical equation for the reaction between ethyl alcohol and acetic acid.
Related Questions
Name the following:
(i) Process by which ethane is obtained from ethene.
(ii) A hydrocarbon which contributes towards the greenhouse effect.
(iii) Distinctive reaction that takes place when ethanol is treated with acetic acid.
(iv) The property of elements by virtue of which atoms of the element can link to each other in the form of a long chain or ring structure.
(v) Reaction when an alkyl halide is treated with alcoholic potassium hydroxide.
Using their structural formula identify the functional group by circling them:
(i) Dimethyl ether
(ii) Propanone
Find the odd one out and explain:
C3H8, C5H10, C2H6, CH4
(a) Define isomerism
(b) Give the IUPAC name of the isomer C4H10 which has a branched chain.