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O-LevelChemistryOrganic Chemistry5070/12 · May/June 2017 · Q371 Mark

After which conversion does the product contain more carbon atoms than the reactant?

Aethanol to ethanoic acid
Bethanol to ethyl ethanoate
Cethene to ethane
Dethene to ethanol

✓ Correct answer

B: ethanol to ethyl ethanoate

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Organic Chemistry, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2017 Paper 1 Variant 2, question 37.

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