by Rajan Gupta | Aug 29, 2020 | Carbon Compounds
Physical Properties It is a colourless, volatile liquid with characteristic pleasant odour. It has boiling point of 351 K. Chemical Properties Following are the important chemical properties of ethanol. 1. Combustibility Ethanol can easily burn in air to produce...
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 29, 2020 | Carbon Compounds
1. Methanol (CH3OH) Methanol is the simplest alcohol present. It is also known as wood spirit or wood alcohol because it was originally prepared from wood. It is also called as methyl alcohol. Structural Formula 2. Ethanol (C2H5OH) It is known as ethyl alcohol or...
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 29, 2020 | Carbon Compounds
According to IUPAC nomenclature alcohols are named by replacing ‘e’ in the name of parent alkane by ‘ol’. In this system following rules are followed: The longest continuous chain containing the carbon bonded to OH group is selected as the parent chain. The carbon...
by Rajan Gupta | Aug 29, 2020 | Carbon Compounds
Alcohols are the organic compounds containing hydroxyl group (-OH) attached to a carbon atom. These are obtained by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms of hydrocarbons by hydroxyl group (– OH). Alcohols are also known as alkanols. The general formula of alcohol is...
by abhishek | Aug 29, 2020 | Sexual Reproduction
ParthenogenesisParthenogenesis may be defined as the development of a new organism from an unfertilized female gamete. The process of parthenogenesis is found in insects such as aphids and wasps. In aphids female offsprings are produced from their unfertilized eggs by...
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