Methanol is fairly volatile and evaporates quickly if spilled. Methanol is also absorbed quite readily through the skin. If, in the laboratory, methanol accidentally spilled on your clothing, why would it be a serious mistake to just let it evaporate?

Q: What type of intermolecular attractive interaction exists in the pair of methanol and acetone?

A: The given pair of methanol and acetone are polar molecules.

Q: What are two safety hazards associated with the use of diethyl ether?

A: The answer of the above question is given in step 2

Q: How do the structure and number of carbons affect the solubility of alcohols in water?

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Q: Define the Properties of Alcohols ?

A: The alcohol molecules contain an hydroxyl part (-OH) as its functional group. An alcohol has an…

Q: Is 1-butanol soluble in water?

A: The species that have a similar intermolecular force of attraction then that species will be…

Q: Explain why diethyl ether's boiling point is lower than the boiling point of butan-1-ol. Support…

A: The organic compounds given are  diethyl ether (C2H5OC2H5) butan-1-ol (CH3CH2CH2CH2OH)

Q: Which functional groups tend to make methyl orange water-soluble?

A: Methyl orange: It is the orange-colored azo dye used as one of the pH indicators. It is used in…

Q: Alkyl halides insoluble in water because they do not form . with water. are

A: Alkyl halides  Alkyl halides also called haloalkanes or halogenoalkanes are chemical compounds that…

Q: What is the structure of propofol, which has the IUPAC name 2,6-diisopropylphenol? Propofol is an…

A: The pharmaceutical compounds are the compounds via which the need of a patient is fulfilled. The…

Q: Are ester’s soluble in polar and nonpolar solvents? How does its boiling and melting point compare…

A: Since the Carboxylic acids exhibit strong hydrogen bonding between molecules. So they  have high…

Q: Define Phenol–Formaldehyde .

A: Phenol is a chemical compound with an aromatic ring and -OH group attached to it. Formaldehyde is…

Q: Which does not describe the structure? An enol Secondary alcohol Soluble in water

A: An enol is a type chemically active structure where an alkene is attached to a hydroxyl (OH) group…

Q: What is the oxidation product of methanol inside the body and why is it harmful?

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Q: 1. List the reasons why pentanol has a higher boiling point when compared to its corresponding…

A: Pentanol is an alcohol which means it contains a hydroxyl group (-OH) in its structure. On the other…

Q: Which of the following compounds has the highest water solubility? ОН

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Q: What are the intermolecular forces that would occur between the toluene and hexane?

A: Intermolecular forces :-  The weak forces of attractions that exist among different molecules which…

Q: What is one chemical test that can distinguish between propanol and propanal? Indicate the compound…

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Q: How many hydrogen bonds can form between a single ether molecule and water molecules?

A: Hydrogen bond (H-bond) is the bond formed between the Hydrogen atom, which is attached to an…

Q: Which kinds of reactions are common to alcohols? Provide anexample of each.

A: The most common reactions of alcohols can be classified as Dehydration, Oxidation, Esterification,…

Q: Why can't ethers hydrogen bond? Can't an ether and an alcohol engage in hydrogen bonding?

A: To form hydrogen bonding H atom should be bridge between two electronegative atoms like nitrogen,…

Q: What intermolecular forces are present when 1-butanol is mixed with water?

A: Hydrogen bonding is present when 1-butanol is mixed with water. But ether only has weak dipole…

Q: For phenol and ether, explain the solubility behavior in water as a function of the relative…

A: Solubility is the property of a substance to form stronger bonds with the solvent particles. More…

Q: Consider four compounds that have nearly the same molecular weights: 1,2-dimethoxyethane, ethyl…

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Q: explain Furaneol that are found in strawberry

A: Furaneol which is also known as strawberry furanone and it  belongs to organic compound and it has…

Q: How many hydrogen bonds form between methanol molecules? Draw this interaction.

A: Hydrogen bonding is the bond between hydrogen formed between hydrogen and most electronegative…

Q: Which intermolecular force do you think is primarily responsible for the difference in boiling point…

A: Hydrogen bonding. Acetone molecules are attracted to each other by van der Waals attraction and…

Q: Which among the following is formed when alcohol is dehydrated? A. Aldehyde B. Ketone C. Alkene…

A: Dehydration means the removal of water molecule.

Q: Aldehydes and Ketones have lower boiling points than corresponding alcohols. Why ?

A: Aldehydes and Ketones have lower boiling points than corresponding alcohols.

Q: What functional group would be present in the product (the main organic product) of a reaction…

A: We have to predict the functional group in product.

Q: Name the factors responsible for the solubility of alcohols in water.

A: Hydrogen bonding is an important role in solubility:Alcohol is soluble in water because of hydrogen…

Q: Briefly explain the following. Why hydrolysis of esters produce a sour smell in some reactions?…

A: Ester is  functional group having --COO Group and sour smell is due to the acid formation .

Q: The characteristic odor of fish is due to a mixture of alkylamines. Discuss about the alkylamines…

A: In this question, we have to find out the correct answer of given problem by the help of the…

Q: What intermolecular forces are present in the alcohols?

A: Intermolecular forces are the attractive force that withholds two molecules is called as…

Q: The boiling points of alcohols is lower than that of aldehydes and ketones. True False

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Q: Ethanal is soluble in water. Why?

A: Solubility follows the rule of like dissolves like. Only polar compounds are soluble in water. Water…

Q: distilled water compound and Diethyl ether compound

A: Answer : water- 1) molecular weight of water is 18 g/ mol  2) oxygen is connected with two hydrogen…

Q: point

A: boiling point : the temperature at which a liquid converts to its vapour form.

Q: Which of the following should be soluble in an organic solvent (diethyl ether)? diethyl ether…

A: Diethyl ether is used as solvent in many reactions. Furthermore, diethyl ether is weakly basic in…

Q: What is the procedure of Ethanol Distillation?

A: Ethanol is alcohol and distillation is done to collect  pure ethanol  from fermented ethanol and…

Q: When methanol and glycerol mix with water, some heat is produced. Why does this happen, and why does…

A: Methanol consists of one –OH group.  Glycerol is a triol with three –OH groups. Methanol when mixed…

Q: Define Solubility of Alcohols ?

A: Alcohols are the organic compounds which contains the -OH functional group. The general formula of…

Q: Which of the following describes a chemical property of methanol?           (A) It is a colorless…

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Q: Which of the following statements concerning the boiling points of isomeric alcohols is true? a.…

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Q: Write a generalized statement regarding the solubility of hydrocarbons in a polar solvent (water)…

A: Solubility of hydrocarbon in a polar solvent (water) = Hydrocarbons are insoluble in water. This is…

Q: Differentiate petroleum ether and sulfuric ether in terms of boiling point Your answer Cite two…

A: The can be explained as

Q: what is the trend in the oxidizability of alcohols?

A: Oxidation in simple language in addition of oxygen or removal of hydrogen . In organic chemistry ,…

Q: 1. What are the properties of aldehydes and ketones? 2. What will happen to aldehyde and ketones…

A: Both aldehyde and ketone contain -C=O . This unit is referred to as carbonyl group. In aldehyde…