Give the name of the first member of the alkene homologous series and Describe a chemical test that can be used to distinguish butanol from butanoic acid.

      

a) Give the name of the first member of the alkene homologous series
b) Describe a chemical test that can be used to distinguish butanol from butanoic acid.

  

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John
a) Ethene

b) When acidified potassium manganate (VII) is added to butanol and the mixture is warmed, it turns from purple to colourless. However, with butanoic acid acidified potassium manganate (VII) remains purple.
johnmulu answered the question on February 22, 2017 at 05:17


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