Tuesday, April 14, 2009

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF ALCOHOL

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...