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the alcohols have one hydroxyl group is called mono hydric alcohols
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoAn alcohol containing only one OH functional group, as opposed to dihydroxy and trihydroxy alcohols containing 2 and 3 OH groups.
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∙ 11y agoThe alcohols having only one 'OH' group are monohydric or monohydroxy alcohols, as Methanol, Ethanol etc.
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∙ 9y agoThe chemical formula of alcohol is C2H5OH.
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How are alcohols different from hydrocarbons?
They've got an oxygen atom between the carbon backbone (or atom, in the case of methanol) and a hydrogen atom at one or more points. This pair of atoms, an oxygen and a hydrogen, is called a hydroxyl group. There are a LOT of different alcohols. Some have only one hydroxyl group. These are the monohydric alcohols, of which there are three: methanol, ethanol and isopropanol. Some have two, and these are the diols. The glycols are diols. Alcohols with three hydroxyl groups are triols. Glycerol is a triol. The final group are the polyols, which have more than three hydroxyls - in most cases thousands of them. Most polyols are used to make plastic.
What kind of alcohols can be used to prepare aldehydes?
All primary (10) alcohols may be oxidized to aldehydes.
What is the total number of pentyl alcohols including stereoisomers?
The stereoisomers is one of the alcohols present. The total number of alcohols is 11. This is not a high number as one who expect.
Are alcohols aromatic or aliphatic?
Alcohols may be Aliphatic as Ethyl alcohol or Aromatic as Benzyl alcohol.
Why alcohols do not react with NaOH?
Alcohols react with NaOH, as ethanol forms sodium ethoxide with NaOH.
What is the ease of solubility in monohydricalcohols?
Most of the compounds soluble in water are also soluble in methyl and ethyl alcohols but as the no of carbon of monohydric alcohols increases the solubility of polar compounds becomes decreased.
How are alcohols different from hydrocarbons?
They've got an oxygen atom between the carbon backbone (or atom, in the case of methanol) and a hydrogen atom at one or more points. This pair of atoms, an oxygen and a hydrogen, is called a hydroxyl group. There are a LOT of different alcohols. Some have only one hydroxyl group. These are the monohydric alcohols, of which there are three: methanol, ethanol and isopropanol. Some have two, and these are the diols. The glycols are diols. Alcohols with three hydroxyl groups are triols. Glycerol is a triol. The final group are the polyols, which have more than three hydroxyls - in most cases thousands of them. Most polyols are used to make plastic.
Is a diamond soluble in alcohols?
The diamonds are not soluble in alcohols.
The alcohols are organic equivalents of inorganic?
Alcohols can be considered organic equivalents of inorganic water. Alcohols can form hydrogen bonds with water and low weight alcohols are miscible in water.
What is the density of all alcohols together?
There are too many different alcohols for any question dealing with "all" alcohols to be answered. Also, the answer will depend on the relative quantities of the alcohols in the mixture.
What kind of alcohols can be used to prepare aldehydes?
All primary (10) alcohols may be oxidized to aldehydes.
What is the total number of pentyl alcohols including stereoisomers?
The stereoisomers is one of the alcohols present. The total number of alcohols is 11. This is not a high number as one who expect.
Why is alcohol considered acid forming?
Alcohols has a polar -O-H bond. Alcohols release hydrogen ions forming -O-. So alcohols are acidic.
Which is a polar functional group found in alcohols?
The functional group in alcohols is the hydroxyl -OH.
What hydrocarbons are acids and alcohols?
None - hydrocarbons are chemically different than acids and alcohols
Why aromatic alcohols are more acidic than aliphatic alcohols?
aromatic alcohols undergo resonance which stabilizes the conjugate base, in aliphatic alcohols +I effect of alkyl group increase the -ve charge in the conjugate base thus make it unstable
Will sodium bicarbonate react with alcohols?
No sodium bicarbonate doesn't react with alcohols.
