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Commercially important alcohols - ethanol - class-XII online quiz

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Which of the following is not correctly matched with its uses ?

  1. Methanol : As a solvent for paints , varnishes etc.

  2. Ethanol : For denaturing spirit, in manufacture of formaldehyde.

  3. Ethers : To provide inert medium for chemical reactions , as anaesthetic.

  4. All are correctly matched.


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Uses of Methanol are:
1. As a fuel. Methanol burns in air to give carbon dioxide and water.
$2CH _3OH + 3O _2 \rightarrow 2CO _2 + 4H _2O$
2. As a useful fuel for stunt and racing cars as it is less inflammable and can be mixed with water.
3. It is also used as a solvent.
4. Manufacturing other chemicals such as formaldehyde.
5. Being a polar liquid at room temperature, it is used as antifreeze and a denaturant for ethanol.
Uses of Ethanol
1. The alcohol that we drink is simply ethanol.
2. It is also used as a fuel. It burns in air to give carbon dioxide and water and can be used in combination with gasoline (petrol).
$CH _3CH _2OH + 3O _2 \rightarrow 2CO _2 + 3H _2O$

3. A mixture of petrol and ethanol is defined as gasohol with 10-20% ethanol.
4. Ethanol is one of the main ingredients in cosmetics and beauty products.
5. It is used as a food additive. Ethanol helps in evenly distributing food color. It also helps in enhancing the flavor of food extracts.
6. Ethanol is an effective agent that can kill microorganisms like bacteria, viruses, and fungi. Many hand sanitizers use this chemical compound.

Uses of Ether:
Ethers are liquid at room temperature and are typically colorless, with a sweet smell. The most common type of ether is diethyl ether, which is extremely flammable and was one of the first anesthetics used in surgery. Due to its anesthetic effects, ether is also used as an illicit drug to induce sedation and euphoria.

Write the balanced equation for the following :-
Bromoethane and an aqueous solution of sodium hydroxide.

  1. $C _2H _5Br+NaOH\rightarrow C _2H _6$

  2. $C _2H _5Br+NaOH\rightarrow C _2H _5OH$

  3. $C _2H _5Br+NaOH\rightarrow C _2H _4O$

  4. $C _2H _5Br+NaOH\rightarrow C _2H _2O$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Reaction:
$C _2H _5Br+NaOH\rightarrow C _2H _5OH$

Balanced chemical equations for the following:
Monochloro ethane is hydrolysed with aqueous KOH :

  1. $CH _3CH _2Cl + KOH \rightarrow C _2H _5OH + HCl + K _2O$

  2. $CH _3CH _2Cl + KOH \rightarrow C _2H _3OH + KCl + H _2O$

  3. $CH _3CH _2Cl + KOH \rightarrow C _2H _3Cl + KOH + H _2$

  4. $CH _3CH _2Cl + KOH \rightarrow C _2H _5OH + KCl + H _2O$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Reaction:
$CH _3CH _2Cl + KOH \rightarrow  C _2H _5OH + KCl + H _2O$

when alkyl halide is hydrolysed by aq. KOH then corresponding alcohol is formed.

Ethyl alcohol is manufactured by the fermentation of :

  1. molasses

  2. starch

  3. both A and B

  4. none of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Commercial manufacturing occurs by fermentatiomn of molasses though natural fermentation in yeasts occurs by conversion of starch to ethanol.

Alcoholic beverages contain:

  1. Glycerol

  2. Ethyl alcohol

  3. Methyl alcohol

  4. Isopropyl alcohol


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Alcoholic beverages contain ethyl alcohol (ethanol). Alcohol by volume(ABV) is a standard measure of how much alcohol ethyl alcohol is contained in a given volume of an alcoholic beverage.

Which of the following is an application of ethyl alcohol?

  1. as an antiseptic

  2. as an antipyretic

  3. as an antiallergic

  4. as a coagulating agent


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ethanol is used in medical wipes and in most common antibacterial hand sanitizer gels at a concentration of about 62% v/v as an antiseptic. Ethanol kills organisms by denaturing their proteins and dissolving their lipids and is effective against most bacteria and fungi, and many viruses, but is ineffective against bacterial spores.

.................. of molasses takes place in the presence of enzymes.

  1. Fermentation

  2. Reduction

  3. Polymerization

  4. Oxidation


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ethanol can be prepared by the fermentation of molassesThis is a biochemical process in which enzymes react to degrade biomass. Reduction, polymerization and oxidation reactions doesn't necessarily need

Which of the following alcohol is used for making acetaldehyde?

  1. Ethanol

  2. Methanol

  3. Propanol

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Ethanol is used to prepare acetaldehyde.

$CH _{3}CH _{2}OH + [O] \xrightarrow{KMnO _{4}} CH _{3}CHO + H _{2}O$
So. ethanol on oxidation with potassium permanganate forms acetaldehyde as a product.

Ethanol burns to produce carbon dioxide and water and can be used as :

  1. gas

  2. fuel

  3. antioxidant

  4. free radical


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Ethanol burns to produce carbon dioxide and water and can be used as a fuel on its own or in mixtures with petrol (gasoline). "Gasohol" is a petrol/ethanol mixture containing approximately $10\%$-$20\%$ ethanol.

Glucose or fructose is converted into $C _2H _5OH$ in the presence of: 

  1. invertase

  2. diastase

  3. maltase

  4. zymase


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Alcoholic fermentation converts one mole of sucrose into two moles of ethyl alchohol, also known as ethanol and two moles of carbon dioxide, producing two moles of ATP in the process. The overall chemical reaction for fermentation of alcohol is as follow:

 $C _6H _{12}O _6+ Zymase\rightarrow 2 C _2H _5OH + 22CO _2$

Rectified spirit can be converted into Absolute alcohol by distilling with?

  1. $NaCO _{3}$

  2. $Mg(OC _{2}H _{5}) _{2}$

  3. $CaO$

  4. Both 2 & 3 


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

In the laboratory, Absolute alcohol is prepared by keeping the rectified spirit in contact with calculated amount of quick lime $(CaO)$ for a few hours and then refluxing and distilling it.

Power alcohol is:

  1. absolute alcohol : petrol (20:80)

  2. absolute alcohol : petrol (80:20)

  3. rectified spirit : benzene (20:80)

  4. rectified spirit : benzene (80:20)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Power alcohol is 20 : 80 mixture of absolute alcohol and petrol.
It is used to generate power.
Power alcohol is an additive to motor fuels to act as fuel for internal combustion engine.

Absolute alcohols (100% ethanol) are prepared from rectified spirit (95% ethanol) by mixing a suitable amount of ............... and subjected to fractional distillation (azeotropic distillation).

  1. Toluene

  2. o-Xylene

  3. Methanol

  4. Benzene


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Absolute alcohols (100% ethanol) are prepared from rectified spirit (95% ethanol) by mixing a suitable amount of benzene and subjected to fractional distillation (azeotropic distillation).

Absolute alcohol can be prepared from rectified spirit by _____ distillation.

  1. vacuum

  2. fractional

  3. azeotropic

  4. none of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Absolute alcohol can be prepared from rectified spirit by azeotropic distillation. Absolute alcohol is 100% pure alcohol. Rectified spirit contains 95.87% ethanol and 4.13% water. It is a constant boiling mixture having boiling point 78.13 $^oC$.

Identify the odd one out from the following.

  1. Chloroform

  2. Formaldehyde

  3. Methyl chloride

  4. Methylated spirit


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Denatured alcohol, also called methylated spirits or denatured rectified spirit, is ethanol that has additives to make it poisonous. Rest are made from methane.

Which of the following is used to get absolute alcohol from rectified spirit?

  1. $CaO$

  2. $Ca$

  3. $Ca{CO} _{3}$

  4. ${P} _{2}{O} _{5}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A rectified spirit is a mixture with a composition of ethanol (95%) and water (5%). Using quicklime $(CaO)$ to absorb water content and finally contacting the solution with anhydrous copper sulphate removes the leftover traces of water that leaves absolute alcohol. 

Methylated spirit is ethanol containing methanol to render it unfit for drinking.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Methylated spirit is $10\%$ methanol and $90\%$ ethanol which is denatured alcohol used as a solvent and as fuel which is not fit for drinking as it is highly toxic in nature.

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