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 Ethanol mixes with water in all proportions but hexan-1-ol is less miscible with water. Why is this?

 

Important Questions on Alcohols, Esters and Carboxylic Acids

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Starting with an alkene, give the reactants and conditions needed to produce: propanol 
 
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Starting with an alkene, give the reactants and conditions needed to produce:

propane-1,2-diol. 

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Write a balanced equation for the complete combustion of:  propan-1-ol
 
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Write a balanced equation for the complete combustion of butan-1-ol.

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Write a balanced equation to show the reaction between ethanol and hydrogen bromide. 
 
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 What are the reagents and conditions used for the reaction between ethanol and hydrogen bromide?
 
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The reaction between ethanol and hydrogen bromide. What do we call this type of reaction? 
 
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Lithium reacts with alcohols in a similar way to sodium. A small piece of lithium metal is dropped onto a watch-glass containing propan-1-ol.

What difference would you expect to see if you used sodium instead of lithium in this reaction?