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A-LevelChemistryCarboxylic acids and derivatives9701/12 · Feb/Mar 2025 · Q341 Mark

Skeletal formulae of four organic compounds are shown. Which two compounds when separately heated with dilute sulfuric acid produce propanoic acid as one of the products?

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A1 and 2
B1 and 4
C2 and 3
D3 and 4

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C: 2 and 3

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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 2025 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 34.

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