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O-LevelChemistryOrganic Chemistry5070/11 · May/June 2023 · Q371 Mark

Hexan-3-ol is an alcohol. [Structural formula for hexan-3-ol (CH3-CH2-CH(OH)-CH2-CH2-CH3)]. How many molecules of oxygen are needed for the complete combustion of one molecule of hexan-3-ol?

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D19

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A: 9

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Organic Chemistry, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2023 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 37.

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