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Date November 2014 Marks available 1 Reference code 14N.1.hl.TZ0.34
Level HL Paper 1 Time zone TZ0
Command term Question number 34 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which product is formed when bromine water is added to propene, \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{CHC}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}\)?

A.     \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{CB}}{{\text{r}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}\)

B.     \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{BrC}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{Br}}\)

C.     \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{CHBrC}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{Br}}\)

D.     \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{Br}}\)

Markscheme

C

Examiners report

Although 65.41% gave the correct answer, nearly a quarter chose D.

Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 10: Organic chemistry » 10.2 Functional group chemistry
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