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A-LevelChemistryChemical energeticsMay/June 2020Paper 5 Q111 Marks

Trichloromethane and propanone are both organic liquids. The molecules within each liquid are attracted to each other by relatively weak permanent dipole-dipole interactions. When trichloromethane is mixed with propanone a strong electrostatic attraction forms between the two different molecules. [Figure showing trichloromethane, propanone, and electrostatic attraction between them] A student plans to perform an experiment to investigate the strength of this electrostatic attraction by finding the temperature change when equal volumes of trichloromethane and propanone are mixed together.

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This structured question appeared in the Cambridge A-Level Chemistry (9701) May/June 2020 examination, Paper 5 Variant 1. It tests the topic of Chemical energetics and is worth 11 marks.

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