Alcohols and Carboxylic Acids (VCE SSCE Chemistry): Quizzes
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What do functional groups do to organic compounds?
What do functional groups do to organic compounds?
Increase chemical reactivity
What is the general formula for alcohols?
What is the general formula for alcohols?
What suffix is used when naming alcohols?
What suffix is used when naming alcohols?
-ol
Why do alcohols have higher boiling points than corresponding alkanes?
Why do alcohols have higher boiling points than corresponding alkanes?
Hydrogen bonding between molecules
Why can hydrogen bonding occur in alcohols?
Why can hydrogen bonding occur in alcohols?
O is highly electronegative
How does solubility in water change as alcohol carbon chain length increases?
How does solubility in water change as alcohol carbon chain length increases?
Solubility decreases
What two groups make up the carboxyl functional group?
What two groups make up the carboxyl functional group?
Carbonyl and hydroxyl
What suffix is used when naming carboxylic acids?
What suffix is used when naming carboxylic acids?
-oic acid
Why are carboxylic acids considered weak acids?
Why are carboxylic acids considered weak acids?
They only partially ionise in water
Why do carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than alcohols of similar mass?
Why do carboxylic acids have higher boiling points than alcohols of similar mass?
They form dimers via H-bonding