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A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivatives9701/12 · Feb/Mar 2018 · Q291 Mark

Alcohols, aldehydes and nitriles can each be converted into carboxylic acids. Which descriptions of their conversions into carboxylic acids are correct?

Ahydrolysis hydrolysis hydrolysis
Bhydrolysis hydrolysis oxidation
Coxidation oxidation hydrolysis
Doxidation oxidation oxidation

✓ Correct answer

C: oxidation oxidation hydrolysis

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Carboxylic acids and derivatives, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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A-Level Chemistry, Feb/Mar 2018 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 29.

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