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प्रश्न
Answer the following question.
Write the chemical formula and name of the compound which is the active ingredient of all alcoholic drinks. List its two uses.
Write the chemical equation and name of the product formed when this compound reacts with -
(i) Sodium metal
(ii) hot concentrated sulphuric acid
उत्तर
The name of the compound which is the active ingredient of all alcoholic drinks is Ethanol, and its chemical formula is CH3CH2OH.
Uses:-
- Ethanol is used in medical wipes/swabs and antibacterial hand sanitizers.
- Ethanol is also used in body lotions as preservatives and stabilizers of its ingredients.
Chemical reactions of ethanol:-
(i) \[\ce{\underset{\text{Ethanol}}{CH3CH2OH}+\underset{\text{Sodium}}{Na}->\underset{\text{Sodium ethoxide}}{CH3CH2Na}+ \underset{\text{Hydrogen gas}}{H2}}\]
(ii) \[\ce{\underset{\text{Ethanol}}{CH3CH2OH2}+\underset{\text{Sulphuric acid}}{H2SO4(conc.)}->\underset{\text{ethene}}{C2H4}+\underset{\text{water}}{H2O}}\]
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Identify the term/substance in the following:
The catalyst used in the conversion of ethyne to ethane.
What happens when ethanol is heated with concentrated sulphuric acid at 170°C? Write the equation of the reaction which takes place.
Give the lab. Prepared of methyl alcohol.
In a tabular form, differentiate between ethanol and ethanoic acid under the following heads:
(i) Physical state
(ii) Taste
(iii) NaHCO3 test
(iv) Ester test
Name an organic compound which is dehydrated to produce ethene.
Write the equation for the following lab preparation:
Methanol from iodomethane.
Draw the structures for ethanol.
What happens when ethanol is heated at 443K in the presence of conc. H2SO4? Write the role of conc. H2SO4 in this case.
Give the balanced chemical equation of the following reaction:
Combustion of ethanol.
Give the balanced chemical equation of the following reaction:
Oxidation of ethanol by acidified potassium dichromate.
