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Question
Under what conditions does ethane get converted to ethyl alcohol?
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Solution 1
Ethane is mixed with oxygen and is passed through a hot copper tube; it gets oxidized to ethyl alcohol.
\[\ce{2C2H6 + O2 ->[Cu][200^\circ C] 2C2H5OH}\]
Solution 2
Step 1: C2H6 is converted into C2H5Cl.
\[\ce{C2H6 + Cl2 -> C2H5Cl + HCl}\]
Step 2: By hydrolysis of ethyl halides.
\[\ce{\underset{[Ethyl chloride]}{C2H5Cl} + NaOH -> \underset{[Ethyl alcohol]}{C2H5OH} + NaCl}\]
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A student adds 2 mL of acetic acid to a test tube containing 2 mL of distilled water. He then shakes the test tube well and leaves it to settle for some time. After about 5 minutes he observes that in the test tube there is :
(A) a clear transparent colourless solution
(B) a clear transparent pink solution
(C) a precipitate settling at the bottom of the test tube
(D) a layer of water the layer of acetic acid
When you add about 2 ml of acetic acid to a test tube containing an equal amount of distilled water and leave the test tube to settle after shaking its contents, what will you observe in the test tube after about 5 minutes?
(A) A white precipitate settling at its bottom
(B) A clear colourless solution
(C) A layer of water over the layer of acetic acid
(D) A layer of acetic acid over the layer of water
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The distinctive reaction that takes place when ethanol is treated with acetic acid.
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Ethene to acetic acid
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