iGCSE Chemistry - Alcohols

**This Powerpoint specifically uses the Cambridge iGCSE Chemistry Syllabus and covers all criteria for – Unit 11.6 Alcohols
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Students will be able to -

1 Describe the manufacture of ethanol by:
(a) fermentation of aqueous glucose at 25–
35°C in the presence of yeast and in the
absence of oxygen
(b) catalytic addition of steam to ethene
at 300°C and 6000kPa/60 atm in the
presence of an acid catalyst

2 Describe the combustion of ethanol

3 State the uses of ethanol as:
(a) a solvent
(b) a fuel

Supplement

4 Describe the advantages and disadvantages of
the manufacture of ethanol by:
(a) fermentation
(b) catalytic addition of steam to ethene

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