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Acidified potassium dichromate solution can be used to detect alcohol consumption.

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Important Questions on Carbon and its compounds

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What is denatured alcohol?
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A compound X (having vinegar like smell) when treated with ethanol in the presence of the acid, Z, gives a compound Y which has a fruity smell.
The reaction is
C2H5OH+X→ZY+H2O
Write the structural formula of X.
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How will you convert ethanol to ethene? Write chemical equation.
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When ethanol reacts with sodium metal, it forms two products. These products are :
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What is meant by vinegar and gasohol? What are their uses?

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Give a chemical test to distinguish between ethanol and ethanoic acid
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One of the following substances is not added to make denatured alcohol. This is :
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Write a chemical test to distinguish between ethanol and ethanoic acid.
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Draw the structure for the following compound:
Ethanoic acid
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What will you observe when you drop a small piece of sodium into ethanol? Name the gas evolved. How will you test this gas? Write the chemical equation of the reaction taking place.
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Vinegar is a solution of about:
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How would you distinguish experimentally between an alcohol and a carboxylic acid on the basis of a chemical property?
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A neutral organic compound A of molecular formula C2H6O on heating with excess of conc. H2SO4 gives compound B of molecular formula C2H4. Compound B on reduction gives compound C of molecular formula C2H6.
(a) Name A, B and C.
(b) Write chemical equation for the conversion of A to B.
(c) What is the role of conc. H2SO4 in the above equation.
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The substance which can produce brisk effervescence with baking soda solution is :
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Write the name and molecular formula of an organic compound having its name suffixed with '-ol' and having two carbon atoms in the molecule. With the help of a balanced chemical equation indicate what happens when it is heated with excess of conc. H2SO4.
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When ethanol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid at 170oC, it gets converted into ethene. In this reaction, concentrated sulphuric acid acts as:
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Acetic acid was added to a solid 'X' kept in a test tube. A colourless and odourless gas was evolved. The gas turned lime water milky when passed through it. Predict the nature of the solid.
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Which of the following can damage optic nerve leading to blindness, if taken internally ?
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Write the molecular formula of ethanol.
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Give the common name and IUPAC name of C2H5OH.