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O-LevelChemistryOrganic Chemistry5070/11 · May/June 2011 · Q401 Mark

When a compound X is reacted with sodium carbonate, carbon dioxide gas is evolved. What could be the formula of compound X?

AC2H5CO2CH3
BC3H7CO2H
CCH3CO2C2H5
DC4H9OH

✓ Correct answer

B: C3H7CO2H

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Organic Chemistry, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2011 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 40.

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