WAEC - Chemistry (2017 - No. 42)
Classification of alkanols is based on the
number of carbon atoms present in the compound
molecular mass of the compound
molecular formula of the compound
number of alkyl groups bonded to the carbon having the hydroxyl group
Erläuterung
Alkanols can be classified as primary, secondary or tertiary, according to the number of alkyl groups attached to the carbon which bears the -OH group.