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10.4 Alcohols and carboxylic acids

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Question 9
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A straight-chain primary alcohol is oxidised. The only organic product is a carboxylic acid with a relative formula mass of 88. (Relative atomic masses: C = 12, H = 1, O = 16)

Which alcohol was oxidised?

[1]
A

butan-1-ol

B

pentan-1-ol

C

propan-1-ol

D

hexan-1-ol

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10.4 Alcohols and carboxylic acids Questions

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43 exam-style questions on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 10.4 Alcohols and carboxylic acids, covering 10.4.1 Alcohols and the -OH functional group, 10.4.2 Carboxylic acids and the -COOH functional group, 10.4.3 Oxidation of alcohols and homologous series, and 10.4.4 Fermentation and fractional distillation of ethanol. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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