Alcohols, Carboxyllic Acids, & Esters Exam-style Questions | GCSE Chemistry Edexcel Higher Triple

Question 1

Methylated spirit is a product made from a mixture of substances.

The table below shows the mass of the substances in a sample of methylated spirit.

Calculate the percentage by mass of ethanol in methylated spirit.

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Ethanol can be produced through the process of fermentation.

Write a word equation for the production of ethanol through fermentation.

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Describe the conditions required for the production of ethanol via fermentation.

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Draw the displayed formula of ethanol.

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Question 2

This question is about ethanol and ethanoic acid.

Ethanoic acid can be formed from ethanol.

What type of reaction is this?

oxidation

reduction

displacement

combustion

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Draw the structure of ethanoic acid to show all the covalent bonds.

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Ethanoic acid reacts with sodium carbonate to form sodium ethanoate, water, and carbon dioxide.

Balance the equation below to show the reaction.

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Describe a test for the gas produced.

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Question 3

This questions is about alcohols and carboxylic acids.

Draw the structure of propanol to show all the covalent bonds.

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Give two reasons why methanol, ethanol, propanol and butanol are all part of the same homologous series.

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State one use of propanol.

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Describe the process of producing a carboxylic acid from propanol.

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Question 4

This question is about the reaction between carboxylic acids and metal carbonates.

Ethanoic acid can be produced by oxidising ethanol.

Describe a process for obtaining ethanol.

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Draw the structure of ethanoic acid to show the covalent bonds.

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Write the word equation for the reaction between ethanoic acid and sodium carbonate.

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The gas produced is collected in a test tube.

Describe a test to identify the gas.

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Question 5

This question is about the incomplete combustion of ethanol.

Describe how ethanol can be produced from sugar.

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Draw the displayed formula of ethanol to show the covalent bonds.

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Write the balanced chemical equation for the incomplete combustion of ethanol.

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State the name of the poisonous gas that is produced during the incomplete combustion of ethanol.

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Explain why the gas produced during the incomplete combustion of ethanol is poisonous.

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