
Write two physical properties of ethanol.
Important Questions on Carbon and its Compounds


Answer the following:
Give a chemical equation for the reaction of Ethanol with excess hot conc. sulphuric acid.




Study the equation and answer the following:
What is the role of in the above reaction?

How ethanoic acid reacts with in presence of acid? Give chemical equation. :

Complete the following table:
Sr. No. | Common Name | Structural formula | IUPAC Name |
Ethylene | _____ | ||
_____ | Ethanoic acid | ||
Methyl alcohol | _____ | Methanol |

Sugar is converted to alcohol.
(i) In the above reaction what kind of process takes place?
(ii) Which micro-organism is involved?


The reaction is
Write the structural formula of X.

How ethanoic acid reacts with the following? Give chemical equation.

Give the chemical equation for the reaction of ethanoic acid with .

How ethanoic acid reacts with the following? Give chemical equation.


Write the structural formulae of the following compounds:
(a) Ethanoic acid (b) Bromopentane
(c) Butanone (d) Hexanal and (e) Propanol.

Read each description given below and say whether it fits for ethanol or ethanoic acid.
(i) It is a clear liquid with a burning taste.
(ii) It is used to preserve biological specimens in laboratories.



