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A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivatives9701/12 · Feb/Mar 2022 · Q351 Mark

Compound X contains a single ester group. X contains 27.6% by mass of oxygen. Which pair of products could be produced by the hydrolysis of X?

Abutan-1-ol and ethanoic acid
Bethanol and propanoic acid
Cmethanol and methanoic acid
Dpropan-2-ol and butanoic acid

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A: butan-1-ol and ethanoic acid

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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 2022 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 35.

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