Edexcel IGCSE Chemistry · Spec 4.29C-4.33C
Alcohols
The alcohols — their structure, properties and reactions, including combustion.
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Alcohols
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Spec 4.29C-4.33C
What you need to know
- Recognise the alcohols and the O H group
- Describe how ethanol is made
- Describe how alcohols react
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What is the functional group of alcohols and the name of the first member?
The –OH group; the first alcohol is methanol.
Give two ways of making ethanol.
Fermentation of sugars by yeast, and hydration of ethene with steam.
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