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Ethanol is one of the commercially important carbon compounds. Ethanol is commonly called alcohol and is the active ingredient of all alcoholic drinks. In addition, because it is a good solvent, it is also used in medicines such as tincture iodine, cough syrups, and many tonics.1. What is the name of an alcohol with three carbon atoms in its molecule?(i) Butanoic acid(ii) Butanal(iii) Propanol(iv) Propanal2. Which of the following statement (s) is (are) correct?1. Ethanol is soluble in water in all proportions2. Consumption of small quantities of dilute ethanol causes drunkenness3. Intake of small quantities of pure ethanol is not lethal.4. All of the above3. State true or false: Alcohols react with sodium leading to the evolution of hydrogen.(i) TRUE(ii) FALSE4. On burning alcohol in sufficient air (oxygen) which of the following compound(s) is (are) produced ?(i) Water(ii) Carbon Dioxide(iii) Both (i)  and (ii)(iv) Hydrogen5. Which of the following removes water from ethanol ?(i) Concentrated hydrochloric acid(ii) Concentrated sulphuric acid(iii) Concentrated Nitric acid(iv) None of the above

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1. (iii) Propanol

2. (iv) All of the above

3. (i) TRUE

4. (iii) Both (i) and (ii)

5. (ii) Concentrated sulphuric acid



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