What’s the hydroxyl group OH
Part of molecule that is responsible for characteristic reactions and chemical properties of alcohol
FUNCTIONAL GROUP
What is ethanol
An alcohol
How can ethanol be presented
C2H5OH
Facts about ethanol
Dissolves in water to for neutral solution React with sodium to form hydrogen Burn in air Be used as fuels and solvents Can be oxidised to ethanoic acid
What does ethanol look like
H H H
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H-C-C-O
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H. HWhat is methanol
Another alcohol which is a me member of homologous series
CH3OH
What does methanol look like
H
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H-C-OH
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HFacts about methanol
Dissolve in water to form neutral solution
React with sodium to form hydrogen
Burn in air
Be used as fuels and solvents
What are alcohols
Organic chemical compounds which form a homologous serious
Compounds in which one or more hydrogen atoms in an alkane are replaced by hydroxyl groups (OH)