Chemistry
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.
Related Questions
Give the trivial (common) names and the IUPAC names of the following:
(a) C3H6
(b) C2H4
(c) C2H2
(d) CH3OH
(e) C2H5OH
Ethanol can be oxidised to ethanoic acid. Write the equation and name the oxidising agent.
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).
Write the equations for the following lab. preparations:
(a) Ethane from sodium propionate.
(b) Ethene from iodoethane.
(c) Ethyne from calcium carbide.
(d) Methanol from iodomethane.