A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivatives9701/12 · May/June 2025 · Q271 Mark

Methanoic acid, HCO2H, has acidic properties similar to those of other carboxylic acids. In addition, it can be oxidised by the same oxidising agents that are capable of oxidising aldehydes. Which pair consists of two compounds that will give the same observations with Fehling's reagent?

AHCO2H and CH3CO2H

BHCO2H and CH3CO2CH3

CHCO2H and CH3CH2COCH3

DHCO2H and CH3CH2CHO

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D: HCO2H and CH3CH2CHO

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Topic: Carboxylic acids and derivatives, A-Level Chemistry (syllabus 9701). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
Source: A-Level Chemistry, May/June 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 27.

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Methanoic acid, HCO2H, has acidic properties similar to those of other carboxylic acids. In addition, it can be oxidised by the same oxidising agents that are capable of oxidising aldehydes. Which pair consists of two compounds that will give the same observations with Fehling's reagent?

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