Question

Complete the following table for homologous series of alcohols.

Name	Molecular formula	Condensed structural formula	Number of carbon atom	Number of -CH2- units	Boiling point °C
Methanol	CH4O	CH3-OH	1	1	63
Ethanol	C2H6O	CH3–CH2-OH	2	2	78
Propanol	C3H8O	CH3–CH2–CH2-OH	______	______	97
Butanol	C4H10O	CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–OH	______	______	118

Answer 1

Name	Molecular formula	Condensed structural formula	Number of carbon atom	Number of -CH2- units	Boiling point °C
Methanol	CH4O	CH3-OH	1	1	63
Ethanol	C2H6O	CH3–CH2-OH	2	2	78
Propanol	C3H8O	CH3–CH2–CH2-OH	3	3	97
Butanol	C4H10O	CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–OH	4	4	118