DP Chemistry (first assessment 2025)
Question EXM.1A.HL.TZ0.6
Date | May Example question | Marks available | [Maximum mark: 1] | Reference code | EXM.1A.HL.TZ0.6 |
Level | HL | Paper | 1A | Time zone | TZ0 |
Command term | Question number | 6 | Adapted from | N/A |
6.
[Maximum mark: 1]
EXM.1A.HL.TZ0.6
Which of the following describes the role of benzene in the reaction?
A. an electrophile
B. a nucleophile
C. a reducing agent
D. an acid
[1]
Markscheme
A
Syllabus sections
Reactivity 3. What are the mechanisms of chemical change? » Reactivity 3.4—Electron-pair sharing reactions » Reactivity 3.4.13—Electrophilic substitution reactions include the reactions of benzene with electrophiles. Describe and explain the mechanism of the reaction between benzene and a charged electrophile, E+.