Class 10 Science | Alcohol

Science and Technology, Grade 10 · Unit 18

Alcohol

-OH on an alkane · Four key alcohols

Learning goals

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Define an alcohol

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Classify alcohols by counting -OH

✏️

Write formulas and structures of four alcohols

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State their uses

From alkane to alcohol

Swap one H for -OH

START

Take ethane: C₂H₆

REMOVE

Take away one hydrogen atom

ATTACH

Put -OH in its place

RESULT

Ethanol: C₂H₅OH

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Presenter notes: Today's topic is alcohol. You hear the word every day; in chemistry it names a whole family of compounds, and we will see why.