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Offline PurpleSlimer

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Oxidation of an Alcohol
« on: May 17, 2020, 06:16:10 PM »
I have this school problem that I have trouble solving:
An alcohol is completley oxidized and 132u of CO2 and 72u of H2O are created.
What is the alcohol?
I figured out that 132u = 11CO2 and 72u = 4H2O
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Offline hypervalent_iodine

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Re: Oxidation of an Alcohol
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2020, 08:28:41 PM »
Can you write out a reaction showing the combustion of the alcohol?
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Offline Enthalpy

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Re: Oxidation of an Alcohol
« Reply #2 on: May 18, 2020, 04:53:42 AM »
Not 11 CO2.

The answer can't be too accurate: this procedure doesn't distinguish isomers.

The question probably supposes a mono-alcohol, but more alcohol functions wouldn't change the composition of the products.
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