Alcohol and Carboxylic Acid

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MCQ Answer Sheet

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SECTION A: MCQ

1. Compound T reacts with magnesium, aqueous sodium hydroxide and ethanol.

Which group does T contain?

2. What is the name of the ester shown?

A butyl propanoate
B propyl butanoate
C propyl ethanoate
D propyl propanoate
3. What is the structure of propyl methanoate?
A CH3COOCH2CH2CH3
B CH3COOCCH2CH3
C CH3CH2COOCH3
D CH3CH2CH2OOCH

4. How many structural isomers with the formula C4H10O are alcohols?
A2 B3 C4 D5

5. Which statements about the alcohol CH3CH2CH2OH are correct?

1. When CH3CH2CH2OH is oxidised, it forms propanoic acid.
2. CH3CH2CH2OH burns in the air to form carbon dioxide and water.
3. CH3CH2CH2OH can be formed by the addition reaction between ethene and steam.
A 1 and 2 only B 1 and 3 only C 2 and 3 only D 1, 2 and 3

6. Propanoic acid reacts with calcium carbonate. The products of this reaction are calcium
propanoate, carbon dioxide and water.
What is the equation for this reaction?

7. Which two compounds react together to form CH3CH2COOCH3?

A ethanoic acid and ethanol C methanoic acid and propanol
B methanoic acid and ethanol D propanoic acid and methanol

8. Which compound might be suitable to flavour a soft drink?

A CH3CH2CH2COOCH3
B CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2OH
C CH3CH2CH2CH2COOH
D CH3CH=CHCH2CH3

9. Ethanoic acid is a typical carboxylic acid.

Which statement about ethanoic acid is correct?
A It can be oxidised to produce ethanol.
B It is a proton acceptor.
C It is fully dissociated in water.
D It reacts with ethanol to produce ethyl ethanoate and water.
10. Some properties of compound J are listed.
 It reacts with potassium carbonate to produce carbon dioxide.
 It reacts with ethanol to produce a sweet-smelling liquid.
 It reacts with sodium hydroxide to produce a salt.
What is a possible identity of J?
A ethanoic acid
B ethanol
C ethyl ethanoate
D ethyl methanoate

11. Which row describes the production of ethanol and its properties?

12. Ethanol is produced by:

1 the catalytic addition of steam to ethene
2 fermentation.
Which statement is correct?
A Both processes require similar amounts of energy.
B Both processes use a catalyst.
C Process 1 uses a renewable resource.
D Process 2 produces the purest ethanol.

13. An organic compound, P, reacts with zinc to produce a gas, Q.

What are P and Q?
14. Ethanol is manufactured by the catalytic addition of steam to ethene and by fermentation.
Which statement describes an advantage of fermentation compared to the catalytic
addition of steam to ethene?
A Fermentation is a more rapid reaction.
B Fermentation produces a purer product.
C Fermentation uses a higher temperature.
D Fermentation uses renewable resources.

15. Ethanol is produced by fermentation or by the reaction of ethene with steam.

Which row is correct?

16. The structures of four molecules are shown.

Which molecules react together to form the ester propyl methanoate?

A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 4 D 3 and 4

17. What are the properties of aqueous ethanoic acid?

18. When the alcohol of molecular formula C4H10O is oxidised, what is the molecular formula
of the acid formed?
A C4H12O2 B C4H10O2 C C4H8O2 D C4H6O2

19. Which statements about alcohols are correct?

1 All alcohols contain the hydroxide ion, OH–.
2 Ethanol can be formed from ethene using a reaction catalysed by yeast.
3 Methanol can be oxidised to methanoic acid.
4 The alcohols X and Y shown are isomers.

A 1 and 2 B 1 and 3 C 2 and 4 D 3 and 4

20. Wine is an alcoholic drink that contains ethanol. If wine is left exposed to the air for too
long, it can become acidic.
This is because the ethanol is ......1...... to the acid ......2...... .
Which word and formula correctly complete gaps 1 and 2?
SECTION B: STRUCTURED QUESTIONS

1. The structures of cyclobutanol and butanoic acid are shown.

(a) Explain why cyclobutanol is not a hydrocarbon.

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(b) Explain why butanoic acid is a saturated compound.
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(c) Describe a chemical test that can distinguish cyclobutanol from butanoic acid.
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(d) Calculate the percentage by mass of carbon in cyclobutanol. Show your working.

percentage by mass ......................................................... [2]

(e) Cyclobutanol can react with butanoic acid to form an ester, which is cyclobutyl
butanoate. State the conditions needed for this reaction and draw the structure of the
ester formed showing all the atoms and bonds.
Conditions needed……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
Structure of cyclobutyl butanoate

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 (f) Ethanol can be converted into methyl ethanoate in a two-step process.

(i) Identify compound X.

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(ii) Identify the reagent used in step 1.
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(iii) Identify the reagent used in step 2.
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2. Naphta is one of the petroleum fraction containing five until twelve carbon atoms. One of
the uses of naphta is as chemical stock. It is important in production of plastics also for
other chemical.
There are four steps to process petroleum into naptha then into ethanoic acid. Describe
these steps including the conditions needed.
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3. Write down the balance chemical equation for each of the reaction below.
(a) propanoic acid + zinc
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(b) methanoic acid + barium hydroxide
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(c) ethanoic acid + calcium carbonate
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(d) butanoic acid + potassium oxide
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4. State the conditions needed and draw the product(s) of each of following reaction.
(a) Dehydration reaction of butan-2-ol
Condition(s)………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
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(b) Oxidation reaction of pentan-1-ol
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(c) Esterification of hexan-1-ol and propanoic acid
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