1) Most sugars can act as reducing agents. Could the dichromate reaction shown in equation (1) be used to determine the alcohol concentration in beer? Why or why not?

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Most sugars can act as reducing agents. Could the dichromate reaction shown in equation (1) be
used to determine the alcohol concentration in beer? Why or why not?
If an ethanol solution with a concentration of 0.435M is reacted with dichromate as in equation
(1) and the resulting solution has an absorbance of 0.85 at 580nm, estimate the value of the
constant, K, in equation (2). Be sure to include units.
What would be the concentration of the solution in question 2 expressed in units of g/dl? The
molecular weight of ethanol is 46g/mol.
If the path length (see the Spectroscopy and Concentration Reference Sheet) was doubled, would
the absorbance be doubled or halved?
Transcribed Image Text:1) 2) 3) 4) Most sugars can act as reducing agents. Could the dichromate reaction shown in equation (1) be used to determine the alcohol concentration in beer? Why or why not? If an ethanol solution with a concentration of 0.435M is reacted with dichromate as in equation (1) and the resulting solution has an absorbance of 0.85 at 580nm, estimate the value of the constant, K, in equation (2). Be sure to include units. What would be the concentration of the solution in question 2 expressed in units of g/dl? The molecular weight of ethanol is 46g/mol. If the path length (see the Spectroscopy and Concentration Reference Sheet) was doubled, would the absorbance be doubled or halved?
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