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okais,

i have the product for a reaction: ethanol, c2h5oh
how do i work out the reactats?

2007-09-13 10:15:57 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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You can't work it out from just C2H5.There is more than one way of obtaining ethanol.

2007-09-13 10:22:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋

Not possible to answer. There are many possible routes to a synthesis.

One possible route is the fermentation of carbohydrates or sugars. This is how we make alcoholioc beverages

2007-09-13 17:21:53 · answer #2 · answered by reb1240 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The usual way is to ferment sugar solution using yeast:

C6H12O6 -----> 2C2H5OH + 2CO2

In industry steam is reacted with ethene:

C2H4 + H2O -----> C2H5OH

2007-09-13 17:20:22 · answer #3 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋