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Alcohols, carbonyls and carboxylic acids
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Question 1 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

Which type of compound forms when a primary alcohol is partially oxidised?

  1. A ketone
  2. A carboxylic acid
  3. An ester
  4. An aldehyde
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✓ Answer: D — An aldehyde
Award 1 mark. Partial oxidation, with the aldehyde distilled off as it forms, stops at the aldehyde. Further oxidation gives a carboxylic acid; secondary alcohols give ketones.
Question 2 · 1 mark · Difficulty 1/3

What is the IUPAC name of CH₃CHO?

  1. Ethanol
  2. Methanal
  3. Ethanal
  4. Ethanoic acid
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✓ Answer: C — Ethanal
Award 1 mark. CH₃CHO has two carbons and an aldehyde group, so it is ethanal. It is the first product when ethanol is oxidised.
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