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10.4 Alcohols and carboxylic acids

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Question 11
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A student makes three statements about alcohols.

Statement 1: a solution of ethanol in water is alkaline because ethanol contains an −OH\mathrm{-OH}−OH group

Statement 2: the molecular formula of butan-1-ol can be written as C4H10O\mathrm{C_{4}H_{10}O}C4​H10​O

Statement 3: methanol can be dehydrated to form an alkene

Which statements are correct?

[1]
A

2 only

B

1 and 2 only

C

2 and 3 only

D

1, 2 and 3

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10.4 Alcohols and carboxylic acids Questions

  1. GCSE
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /10.4 Alcohols and carboxylic acids

43 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 10.4 Alcohols and carboxylic acids, covering 10.4.1 Alcohols and the -OH functional group, 10.4.2 Carboxylic acids and the -COOH functional group, 10.4.3 Oxidation of alcohols and homologous series, and 10.4.4 Fermentation and fractional distillation of ethanol. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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