Chemistry A-Level
Acidified dichromate(VI) and alcohols
What Acidified dichromate(VI) and alcohols means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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A primary or secondary alcohol turns the orange solution green when warmed with acidified potassium dichromate(VI), while a tertiary alcohol does not.
Topics that use Acidified dichromate(VI) and alcohols
- Chromatography and qualitative analysis (OCR A-Level)
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