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Date May 2015 Marks available 1 Reference code 15M.1.sl.TZ1.13
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ1
Command term Question number 13 Adapted from N/A

Question

The following compounds have similar molar masses:

CH3CH2COOH, CH3CH2CH2CH2OH and CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3

What is the order of increasing boiling points?

A.     CH3CH2CH2CH2OH<CH3CH2COOH<CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3

B.     CH3CH2COOH<CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3<CH3CH2CH2CH2OH

C.     CH3CH2COOH<CH3CH2CH2CH2OH<CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3

D.     CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3<CH3CH2CH2CH2OH<CH3CH2COOH

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 4: Chemical bonding and structure » 4.4 Intermolecular forces
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