Question 477 of 785 in Organic Chemistry

Making ethanol by fermentation

1 mark · Easy

State the starting material used in the fermentation process to make ethanol.

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glucose (or sugar solution or starch solution)

Also accept: sugar solution; starch solution

Common mistakes: ethene

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B1 · 1 mark · States glucose, sugar solution or starch solution.

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The starting material is glucose (or sugar solution or starch solution).

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