Mention some commercial uses of specific aldehydes and ketones .

Write the equation for the synthesis of ethanol from ethylene. What are some commercial uses of ethanol made by this process ?

Write the equation for the fermentation of glucose to form ethanol. Why can't ethanol solutions of greater than about $13 \%$ concentration be made directly by fermentation? How can the ethanol content be increased beyond this level in beverages ?

Why is methanol sometimes called wood alcohol? Describe the modern synthesis of methanol. What are some uses of methanol ?

Without looking back at the text, draw the structures for examples of a primary, a secondary, and a tertiary alcohol, and name each of the compounds you choose.

Distinguish among primary, secondary, and tertiary alcohols. Give a structural formula for an example of each type

Differentiate between an addition polymer and a condensation polymer and provide an example of each. Do the same for copolymer and homopolymer.

Structural representations of the hydrocarbon ethane are shown in Figure 19.2. To how many other atoms is each carbon atom bonded in ethane? What is the geometry around each carbon atom in ethane?

What functional group characterizes an alcohol? What ending is added to the name of the parent hydrocarbon to show that a molecule is an alcohol?

On the basis of the functional groups listed in the previous Table, identify the family of organic compounds to which the below compound belongs :\

$$\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{COOH}$$

Without looking back at the text, write the structural formula and the name for a representative compound from the families of ether

On the basis of the functional groups listed in the previous Table, identify the family of organic compounds to which the below compound belongs :\

$$\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH(OH)} \mathrm{CH}_3$$

Without looking back at the text, write the structural formula and the name for a representative compound from the families of ketone

On the basis of the functional groups listed in the previous Table, identify the family of organic compounds to which the below compound belongs :\

$$\mathrm{CH}_3 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2 \mathrm{CH}_2-\mathrm{OH}$$