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Date May 2011 Marks available 1 Reference code 11M.1.hl.TZ2.14
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
Command term Deduce Question number 14 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which species does not have delocalized electrons?

A.     \({\text{NO}}_3^ - \)

B.     \({\text{NO}}_2^ - \)

C.     \({{\text{O}}_{\text{3}}}\)

D.     \({{\text{C}}_{\text{3}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}}\)

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

One respondent mentioned the fact that there is some debate in the literature in relation to possible sigma delocalization in cyclopropane which is a valid comment and although 63.98% of candidates chose D. \({{\text{C}}_{\text{3}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{6}}}\) as the correct answer, it is fair to state that a different example might have been selected where there is no evidence of delocalization.

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 14: Chemical bonding and structure » 14.1 Covalent bonding and electron domain and molecular geometries
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