Chemistry 5070 · O Level · Alcohols

Alcohols — practice question

Which statement concerning members of the homologous series of alcohols is correct?

  • AAn alcohol with two carbon atoms in each molecule is called methanol.
  • BButanol can be combusted to give carbon dioxide and water only.
  • CEthanol is the only alcohol that can be oxidised to a carboxylic acid.
  • DPropanol can be made by the catalysed addition of steam to ethene.

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