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Give account of chemical properties?

(i) combustion of ethanol


(ii) oxidation of ethanol


(iii) reaction of C2H5OH with sodium metal


(iv) dehydration of C2H5OH


(v) reaction of C2H5OH with ethanoic acid

(i) Ethanol upon combustion gives carbon dioxide and water.


C2H5OH + 3O2 2CO2 + 3H2O


(ii) Ethanol is oxidized to ethanoic acid when treated with oxidizing agents like acidified potassium dichromate



(iii) Ethanol reacts with sodium metal to liberate hydrogen gas.


2C2H5OH + 2Na 2C2H5O-Na+ + H2


(iv) Ethanol when dehydrated using conc. H2SO4 forms ethene.



(v) Ethanol (C2H5OH) reacts with ethanoic acid (CH3COOH) in the presence of acidic medium to produce ethyl ethanoate which is an ester.



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(i) chlorohexane (ii) butanol


(iii) propanone (iv) sodium ethanoate


(v) butanoic acid (vi) butyraldehyde


(vii) sodium ethoxide (viii) sodium stearate


(ix) glycerol (x) sodium acetate

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Give the reaction for the hydrogenation of unsaturated carbon compounds. Define the term catalyst and name the catalyst used in this reaction. Which oil should be chosen for cooking and why?

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An organic compound A with molecular form C4H8O2 on alkaline hydrolysis gives two compound B and C. C on acidification with dil. HCl gives D. Oxidation of B with K2Cr2O7/H2SO4 also gives D. Identify A, B, C and D and explain all the reactions involved.

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Have you ever observed while cleaning cloth that foam is formed with difficulty and an insoluble substance (scum) remains after washing with water? This is caused by the reaction of soap with the calcium and magnesium salts, which cause the hardness of water. Hence, you need to use a larger amount of soap. This problem is overcome by using another class of compounds called detergents as cleansing agents. Detergents are generally ammonium or sulphonate salts of long chain carboxylic acids. The charged ends of these compounds do not form insoluble precipitates with the calcium and magnesium ions in hard water. Thus, they remain effective in hard water. Detergents are usually used to make shampoos and products for cleaning clothes.

(i) How will you test the hardness of water?


(ii) Why soap forms scum (insoluble substance) with hard water?


(iii) How one can overcome the problem of scum formation? What values do you identify in this context?