Question 437 of 785 in Organic Chemistry

Ethanol burns in air

1 mark · Easy

State the names of the two products formed when ethanol is completely burned in air.

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carbon dioxide and water

Also accept: water and carbon dioxide

Common mistakes: carbon monoxide instead of carbon dioxide; hydrogen

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B1 · 1 mark · One mark for both products: carbon dioxide and water. Accept either order.

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When ethanol is burned completely in air, the products are carbon dioxide and water.

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