| Date | May 2015 | Marks available | 1 | Reference code | 15M.1.hl.TZ1.38 |
| Level | HL | Paper | 1 | Time zone | TZ1 |
| Command term | Question number | 38 | Adapted from | N/A |
Question
Which pair are geometric isomers?
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- 17M.3.hl.TZ1.28b: A mixture of enantiomers shows optical rotation. Suggest a conclusion you can draw from this...
- 17M.3.hl.TZ1.28a: Describe what happens to plane-polarized light when it passes through a solution of...
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- 16N.2.hl.TZ0.6b: When one enantiomer undergoes substitution by alkaline hydrolysis approximately 75 % of the...
- 16N.2.hl.TZ0.6a: Draw the three-dimensional shape of each enantiomer of this isomer showing their spatial...
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- 14M.1.hl.TZ2.37: What does a polarimeter measure? A. Colour of reaction mixture B. Polarity of a...
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