Chemistry 0620 · IGCSE · Alcohols

Alcohols — practice question

Ethanol is made by fermentation or by reacting ethene with steam. Which row is the correct one?

  • Auses a temperature of $100\ ^\circ\text{C}$; uses a temperature of $350\ ^\circ\text{C}$
  • Bneeds yeast as a catalyst; does not need a catalyst
  • Cvery slow reaction; very fast reaction
  • Dhigh yield of ethanol; low yield of ethanol

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