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level: alcohols

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level questions: alcohols

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what's the functional group of alcoholsOH
advantages and disadvantages of producing ethanol with the hydration of etheneA- yield of ethanol is high D- requires a high temp (lots of energy), ethene comes from crude oil which is finite
how else can ethanol be madefermentation
equation for fermentationsymbol: C6H12O6(aq) --> 2C2H5OH(aq) + 2CO2(g)
advantages and disadvantages of producing ethanol with fermentationA- low temp (less energy), sugar comes from plants and is renewable D- product is an aqueous solution of ethanol and has to be purified by distillation which requires energy
conditions for fermentationyeast as a catalyst, 30degrees celsius, must take place in anaerobic conditions, in a slightly acidic solution
general formula for alcoholsCn + H2n+1 OH