Introduction
Alcohols are organic molecules containing a hydroxil group and now you have a chance to learn about them.
Task
To learn about alcohols you'll have to get information from different sources from the Internet. To check if you have understood this topic, you'll have to answer to 10 simple questions and check your answers.
Process
- Watch this video to learn about alcohols;
- Read this and learn about alcohol bonds;
- Read about dehydration of alcohols;
- Learn about reacting alcohols with sodium.
Evaluation
Quiz.
- What is in the structure of all alcohols?
- What symbol is used for representing chain of carbons?
- With what suffix usually ends the name of an alcohol?
- With what kind of bonds do alcohols attract each other?
- Are alcohols polar?
- What always is a product in dehydration of alcohols?
- What always is a product in the reaction between sodium and alcohol?
- What is the name of traditionally drinking alcohol?
- Can you drink methanol?
- If you drop a small piece of sodium into some ethanol, what kind of reaction you could see?
Answers.
- -OH
- R
- -ol
- Hydrogen bonds
- Yes
- Water
- Hydrogen
- Ethanol
- No (technically you can, but it might kill or blind you)
- Reaction would be buubles (hydrogen gas)
Conclusion
Congratulations! If you answered questions correctly, you have successfully learned about alcohols.
Credits
Author: Erina Akmene 12a