DP Chemistry (last assessment 2024)
Question 22N.1.sl.TZ0.25
Date | November 2022 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 22N.1.sl.TZ0.25 |
Level | sl | Paper | 1 | Time zone | TZ0 |
Command term | Apply | Question number | 25 | Adapted from | N/A |
25.
[Maximum mark: 1]
22N.1.sl.TZ0.25
Which homologous series has the general formula CnH2nO (n > 2)?
A. Alcohols
B. Carboxylic acids
C. Ethers
D. Ketones
[1]
Markscheme
D
Examiners report
49% of the candidates deduced that ketones had the general formula CnH2nO. The distractors were chosen with almost equal frequency. The question had good discrimination between high-scoring and low-scoring candidates.