3 CHEMICALS PROPERTIES OF ETHANOL:
1) Combustion of Ethanol - that will produce carbon dioxide and water
2) Oxidation of Ethanol - that will produce ethanoic acid and water
3) Dehydration of Ethanol - that will produce ethene gas
Today, students of 5 Server successfully did the activity on Oxidation and Dehydration of Ethanol.
THE OXIDATION AGENT - ACIDIFIED POTASSIUM DICHROMATE (VI)
THE GIRLS HEATED THE MIXTURE OF ACIDIFIED POTASSIUM DICHROMATE (VI) AND ETHANOL
THE DISTILLATE COLLECTED (WATER) - THE BOYS' GROUP DISTILLATE
DEHYDRATION OF ETAHOL - THE GIRLS HEATED THE POROUS POT CHIPS (THE PORCELAIN CHIPS)THAT ACT AS CATALYST OF THE DEHYDRATION PROCESS
OUR NEXT CHEMISTRY CLASS WILL BE FOCUSING ON CARBOXYLIC ACID... HAPPY STUDYING...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
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