1.  What is the name of the compound with the structural formula, CH₃CH(CH₃)CHOHCH₃?

pentanol
2-methylbutanol
2-methylbutan-3-ol

CHO
CH₂O
C₂H₅O

3.   Which of the following compounds has the highest boiling point?

C₃H₆
C₃H₈
C₂H₅OH

4.  What is the name of the compound with the structural formula, (CH₃)₃COH?

butanol  
2-methylpropan-2-ol
1,1,1-trimethylmethanol

5.  The number of structural isomers of alcohols with the molecular formula C₄H₁₀O is...

2

3
4

6.  The number of primary (1°) alcohols with molecular formula C₄H₁₀O is...

0
1
2

7.  The C-O-H bond angle in ethanol is approximately...

90°
104.5°
107°

8.  Which one of the following methods cannot be used to make ethanol?

fermentation of glucose
oxidation of ethanal
hydration of ethene using steam

9.  How many moles of oxygen are required exactly for the complete combustion of one mole of C₃H₇OH?

3
4
4½

10.  Which one of the following cannot be made directly from propan-1-ol?

propanone
propene
 1-bromopropane

11.  Which one of the following statements about the oxidation of alcohols is true?

tertiary alcohols are easily oxidised
secondary alcohols are easily oxidised to aldehydes
primary alcohols are easily oxidised to aldehydes

12.  Which one of the following is formed when butanal is reduced?

but-1-ene
butanoic acid
butan-2-ol

13.  Which one of these is true of the laboratory conversion of ethanol into ethanal?

it involves reduction
the mixture is refluxed
distillation apparatus is used

14.  Which of the following cannot be used to differentiate between butanal and butanone

ammoniacal silver nitrate solution
Fehling's solution
Tollen's reagent

15.  The reaction between ethanol and ethanoic acid is an example of...

esterification
free radical substitution
addition

16.  Which of the following statements about the reaction between methanol and ethanoic acid is not true?

it is an example of equilibrium
it uses concentrated sulphuric acid as a catalyst
ethyl methanoate is formed

17.  Which pair of compounds can be used to make propyl methanoate?

CH₃OH and CH₃COOH
C₃H₇OH and CH₃COOH
C₃H₇OH and HCOOH

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18.  Which one of the following is true about esters?

They are formed from aldehydes reacting with alcohols.
They form intermolecular hydrogen bonds between themselves.
They can be hydrolysed to give alcohols and carboxylic acids.

19.  Which of the following methods could not be used to differentiate ethanal from propanal?

molecular mass determination
empirical formula determination
Tollen’s reagent

20.  Which one of the following statements about infrared spectra is not true?

alcohols show an absorption at about 3500cm^-1
aldehydes and ketones show an absorption at around 1650cm^-1
carboxylic acids show absorptions at around 1650cm^-1 and at about 3000cm^-1