DP Chemistry (first assessment 2025)
Question 19M.1A.SL.TZ1.27
Date | May 2019 | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | 19M.1A.SL.TZ1.27 |
Level | SL | Paper | 1A | Time zone | TZ1 |
Command term | Question number | 27 | Adapted from | N/A |
27.
[Maximum mark: 1]
19M.1A.SL.TZ1.27
Which alcohol would produce a carboxylic acid when heated with acidified potassium dichromate(VI)?
A. propan-2-ol
B. butan-1-ol
C. 2-methylpropan-2-ol
D. pentan-3-ol
[1]
Markscheme
B
Examiners report
The largest gap between high scoring and low scoring candidates was on this question about oxidation of alcohols.
Syllabus sections
Reactivity 3. What are the mechanisms of chemical change? » Reactivity 3.2—Electron transfer reactions » Reactivity 3.2.9—Functional groups in organic compounds may undergo oxidation. Deduce equations to show changes in the functional groups during oxidation of primary and secondary alcohols, including the two-step reaction in the oxidation of primary alcohols.