Question

Ethyl alcohol is industrially prepared from ethylene by

• A. Permanganate oxidation
• B. Catalytic reduction
• C. Absorbing in $H_{2}SO_{4}$ followed by hydrolysis
• D. Fermentation

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Absorbing in $H_{2}SO_{4}$ followed by hydrolysis

Answer 2

$C_{2}H_{5}CH_{2}CHO$

$C_{2}H_{5}CH_{2}CH_{2}OH$