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1. The general formula for alcohol is …….

(a) R – O – R (b) R – OH (c) R – COOH (d) R – CHO

2. ……….. is / are added as a food for yeast.

(a) Ammonium sulphate (b) Ammonium phosphate

(b) Both (a) or (b) (d) none

3. Methanol is also called as ……..

(a) Denature spirit (b) metylated spirit (c) wood spirit (d) rectified spirit

4. Ethyl alcohol is a …….

(a) primary alcohol (b) Secondary alcohol (c) Tertiary alcohol (d) Dihydric alcohol

5. Absolute alcohol is ……

(a) 100% pure (b) 95.5% pure (c) 98% pure (d) 95.8% pure

6. The enzyme used to convert Glucose to C₂H₅OH is …….

(a) zymase (b) invertase (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none

7. Monohydric alcohols contain hydroxyl groups ……..

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 0

8.` Wash’ is the …….

(a) enzyme used in fermentation

(b) filtrate of the fermented liquid containing about 10% ethanol

(c) a dilute solution of cane sugar

(d) lime alcohol

9. When a piece of sodium metal is added to ethanol, the gas evolved is …….

(a) H₂ (b) O₂ (c) CO₂ (d) CO

10. Alcohols is a ……(a) non-conductor (b) conductor (c) semiconductor (d) insulator

II. Answer any five of the following questions in one or two sentences: [ 5 x 2 = 10 ]

11. What is called a absolute alcohol?

12. What is called denatured alcohol?

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13. How are monohydric alcohols classified?

14. What are dihydric alcohols? Give an example.

15. Mention the role of H₂SO₄ in the manufacture of ethanol.

16. What is called power alcohol?

17. Define Molasses.

18. Identify the following alcohols as primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols.

(i) n propyl alcohol, (ii) isopropyl alcohol

19. What are alcohols?

III. Answer any five of the following questions in brief: [ 5 x 3 = 15]

20. How do you prepare ethyl alcohol from ethylene?

21. How will you obtain (i) ethanoic acid and (ii) ethyl acetate from ethanol.

22. What happens when (a) ethanol is treated with acidic solutions of potassium dichromate (b) ethanol
is burnt in air.

23. Define fermentation with an example.

24. What is esterification? Given example.

25. Mention the physical properties of ethanol.

26. Give any three uses of ethyl alcohol.

27. How will you detect the presence of alcohol?

28. What is a secondary alcohol? Give an example.

IV. Answer any three of the following questions :[ 3 x 5 = 15]

29. Write down the classification of alcohols with example each.

30. Describe the manufacture of ethanol from molasses.

31. Mention the uses of ethyl alcohol.

32. Write the structure, and the IUPAC names of the following.

(i) Ethyl alcohol, (ii) Isopropyl alcohol, (iii) Isobutyl alcohol, (iv) see- butyl alcohol, (v) tertiary- butyl
alcohol.

34.(i) What is a secondary alcohol? Give an example.

(ii)What are monohydric alcohols? Given an example.

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