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Alcohols and organic analysis MatchUp

Target Level
C
Running Total
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Attempt
1 of 3

Drag each of the top boxes to the matching procedure/observation. You must match all the pairs before clicking ‘Check’.

positive result for bromine water test
test for carboxylic acids

test for aldehydes

positive result for Tollens' reagent

test for alkenes
positive result for Fehling's solution
test for alkanes

test for primary and secondary alcohols

positive result for potassium(VI) dichromate test

shake with bromine water


heat with potassium dichromate(VI), K2Cr2O7, solution


heat with Tollens' reagent / Fehling's solution

add solid sodium carbonate


bromine water changes from orange to colourless (i.e. it is decolourised)


solution turns from orange to green


solid silver 'mirror' forms

blue solution turns colourless and a red-orange precipitate forms


there is no test tube reaction that gives a positive result for this type of molecule

This is your 1st attempt! You get 3 marks for each one you get right. Good luck!

Pass Mark
75%