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O-LevelChemistryOrganic Chemistry5070/11 · Oct/Nov 2013 · Q391 Mark

Esters are formed when an alcohol reacts with a carboxylic acid. Which ester would be formed using the carboxylic acid and alcohol shown?

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AStructural formula of an ester, showing a CH3CH2 group attached to a COO group, which is then attached to a CH2CH3 group.
BStructural formula of an ester, showing a CH3CH2CH2 group attached to a COO group, which is then attached to a CH2CH3 group.
CStructural formula of an ester, showing a CH3 group attached to a COO group, which is then attached to a CH2CH2CH3 group.
DStructural formula of an ester, showing a CH3CH2CH2CH2 group attached to a COO group, which is then attached to a CH3 group.

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D: Structural formula of an ester, showing a CH3CH2CH2CH2 group attached to a COO group, which is then attached to a CH3 group.

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Organic Chemistry, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, Oct/Nov 2013 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 39.

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