An alcohol is converted to a carboxylic acid with acidic potassium dichromate. A 3.616 g sample of the acid is added to 150. mL of 0.7575 M NaOH, and the excess NaOH required 14.35 mL of 3.72 M HCl for neutralization. Draw the molecular formula of the alcohol. Click anywhere to draw the first atom of your structure.

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An alcohol is converted to a carboxylic acid with acidic potassium dichromate. A 3.616 g sample of the acid is added to
150. mL of 0.7575 M NaOH, and the excess NaOH required 14.35 mL of 3.72 M HCl for neutralization. Draw the
molecular formula of the alcohol.
Click anywhere to draw the first
atom of your structure.
Transcribed Image Text:An alcohol is converted to a carboxylic acid with acidic potassium dichromate. A 3.616 g sample of the acid is added to 150. mL of 0.7575 M NaOH, and the excess NaOH required 14.35 mL of 3.72 M HCl for neutralization. Draw the molecular formula of the alcohol. Click anywhere to draw the first atom of your structure.
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