Question

Name the following compounds : (i) CH3—CH2—OH, (ii) CH3-- H— c = o

Answer 1

methnoicacid acid
ethical

Answer 2

Answer: (i) Ethanol

(ii) Acetaldehyde

Explanation:

Ethanol is generally known as Alcohol, Grain Alcohol or drinking alcohol. It is made by fermenting yeast, sugars or by petrochemical processes. It is a volatile, colourless and flammable liquid but have a little odor as its characteristic feature. For any alcoholic drink, it is used as a principal alcohol. It is also used in medical treatments like disinfecting or as an antiseptic.

Acetaldehyde is also known as Ethanal and ia produced on industrial basis in a very huge quantity. It is one of the most important aldehydes, present in the nature in abundance.

Naturally it is produced by plants only but our body also produces some amount of acetaldehyde by partial oxidation of ethanol in our liver.