(a) How would you test fopr an alcohol ?
(b) Give the harmful effects of drinking alcohol .
(c ) Explain why, methanol is much more dangerous to drink than ethanol .

Phenols are much more acidic than alcohols. Explain.

(i) Boiling point of an alcohol is higher than its corresponding alkane. Explain. (ii) Why are phenols more acidic than alcohols ?

How will you distinguish among the following pairs? (a) n-Propyl alcohol and isopropyl alcohol (b) n-Butyl, sec-butyl and tert-butyl alcohols. (c ) Ethanol and chloroform. (d) Ethanol and acetone. (e ) Ethanol and propan-1-ol. (f) Glycerol and suger solution. (g) Allyl alcohol and n-propyl alcohol.

How will you distinguish between primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols by Lucas test ? Explain.

How will you synthesise ? (a) n-Butyl alcohol from acetylene, (b) Allyl alcohol from propane, (c ) Glycerol from acetylene.

(a) How is ethanoic acid obtained from ethanol? Write down the chemical equation of the reaction involved. (b) How would you distinguish between ethanol and thanooic acid by chemical test? (c ) Explain the formation of scum when hard water is treated with soap.

How would you account for the following: (i) Phenol is more acidic than ethanol. (ii) The boiling points of ethers are much lower than those of the alcohols of comparable molar masses. (iii) Why do ethers possess dipole moment?