DP Chemistry (last assessment 2024)
Question 20N.3.sl.TZ0.b(i)
| Date | November 2020 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 20N.3.sl.TZ0.b(i) |
| Level | sl | Paper | 3 | Time zone | TZ0 |
| Command term | Annotate | Question number | b(i) | Adapted from | N/A |
b(i).
[Maximum mark: 1]
20N.3.sl.TZ0.b(i)
Consider the structures of medicinal molecules in section 37 of the data booklet.
Circle the side-chain in penicillin on the structure below.
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Markscheme
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Accept a circle that does not surround the amido group.
Do not accept a circle that only surrounds the phenol group.
Examiners report
Many students scored here but a relevant percentage didn't include the amide group. Quite a few students did not know where the side chain is and circled other parts of the molecule.