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