Test for Alcohols

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What reagent is used to test for alcohols?
acidified dichromate
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What do primary alcohols oxidise to when distilled?
aldehyde
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What do primary alcohols oxidise to under reflux?
carboxylic acid
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What do secondary alcohols oxidise to?
ketone
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What do tertiary alcohols oxidise to?
nothing
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What happens when an alcohol is present?
orange to green
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What happens to the reagent ion when an alcohol is present?
reduces
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What do primary alcohols oxidise to when distilled?

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What do primary alcohols oxidise to under reflux?

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