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Date May 2015 Marks available 1 Reference code 15M.1.sl.TZ2.12
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
Command term Question number 12 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which statement is correct about carbon-oxygen bond lengths?

A.     The C–O bond lengths are equal in propanoic acid, \({{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}{\text{COOH}}\).

B.     The C–O bond length in carbon dioxide, \({\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\), is longer than the C–O bond length in methanol, \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{OH}}\).

C.     The C–O bond length in carbon dioxide, \({\text{C}}{{\text{O}}_{\text{2}}}\), is longer than the C–O bond length in carbon monoxide, CO.

D.     The C–O bond lengths are equal in ethyl ethanoate, \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{COO}}{{\text{C}}_{\text{2}}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{5}}}\).

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 4: Chemical bonding and structure » 4.2 Covalent bonding
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