Practice Quiz Alcohol/Aldehydes

Formaldehyde is a ____ at room temperature.

Gas

Sorbitol is a

Polyhydroxy alcohol

Which of the following are properties of formaldehyde?

1. is a liquid at room temperature

2. has an irritating odor

3. polymerizes to form paraformaldehyde

4. is neutralized by water

2&3

A 25 index fluid will have …

1. 128 oz of formaldehyde gas per 100 ml

2. 25 grams of formaldehyde gas per 100 ml

3. 750 ml of formaldehyde gas

4. 16 oz of formaldehyde gas per 100ml

25 grams of formaldehyde gas per 100 ml

The carbon to which the alcohol functional group is attached is in turn attached to two other carbons is the definition of

secondary alcohol

Glycols are used in embalming formulations as

humectants

Acetone is also known as

Propanone

Primary alcohols, upon partial oxidation yield?

Aldehydes

Which one of the following alcohols us used as a humectant?

1. sorbitol\

2. isopropyl alcohol

3. ethanol

4. butanol

Sorbitol

Formaldehyde is available as an queous solution that is

1. 37% by volume 40% by mass

2. 37% by mass 40% by volume

3. 100 grams per ml

4. 100 ml per gram

37% by mass 40% by volume

Methyl alcohol is added to embalming formulations primarily as a

Antipolymerant

Glutaraldehyde is a

dialdehyde

Secondary alcohols, upon partial oxidation yield?

Ketones

Phenol is also known as

Carbolic acid

To prevent polymerization of formaldehyde what is added?

Methanol

CH2O is

Formaldehyde

The carbon to which the alcohol functional group is attached is in turn attached to one other carbon is the definition of

Primary alcohol

HCHO is also known as

Methanal

A monoaldehyde has

one -CHO group

Which of the following are dialdehydes?

1. methanal

2. glyoxal

3. acetaldehyde

4. glutaraldehyde

2&4