alcohols

Question 1

what functional group do alcohols contain

Answer 1

hydroxyl(OH)

Question 2

what is their general formula

Answer 2

CnH2n+1OH

Question 3

alcohols are classified based on the carbon that the ____ _____ is attached to

Answer 3

OH group(hydroxyl)

Question 4

what are the three classifications of alcohols

Answer 4

-primary alcohols
-secondary alcohols
-tertiary alcohols

Question 5

define a primary alcohol

Answer 5

The OH group is attached to a carbon atom

Question 6

define a secondary alcohol

Answer 6

The OH group is attached to a carbon atom that is bonded to two other carbon atoms

Question 7

define a tertiary alcohol

Answer 7

The OH group is attached to a carbon that is bonded to three other carbon atoms

Question 8

do all alcohols have straight chains

Answer 8

no, they can be branched

Question 9

what can make it branched

Answer 9

when an alkyl group is present

Question 10

draw a primary alcohol, a secondary alcohol and a tertiary alcohol

Question 11

list all the alcohols up to decan-1-ol

Answer 11

methanol hexan-1-ol
ethanol heptan-1-ol
propan-1-ol octan-1-ol
butan-1-ol nonan-1-ol
pentan-1-ol decan-1-ol

Question 12

what does the 2 in hexan-2-ol represent

Answer 12

the carbon that the hydroxyl group is attached to