CAIE IGCSE Chemistry Ethanol as Solvent and Fuel

Practise recalling ethanol's major uses as a solvent and fuel and distinguishing these applications from statements about its manufacture or bonding.

Exam points

state that ethanol is used as a solvent for substances that dissolve in organic liquids
state that ethanol is used as a fuel because its combustion releases useful energy

[Maximum number: 1]

A list of substances is shown.
> ammonia bauxite carbon dioxide carbon monoxide ethanol hematite oxygen sodium chloride sulfur dioxide

Answer the questions using the list of substances.
Each substance may be used once, more than once or not at all.
State which substance is:

used as a fuel ..... [1]

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11.6.3—Uses of ethanol as: (a) a solvent (b) question 1