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Date May 2013 Marks available 1 Reference code 13M.1.sl.TZ2.14
Level SL Paper 1 Time zone TZ2
Command term Determine Question number 14 Adapted from N/A

Question

Which series shows increasing boiling points?

A.     \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}} < {\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{OH}} < {\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{CHO}}\)

B.     \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{CHO}} < {\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}} < {\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{OH}}\)

C.     \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{OH}} < {\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{CHO}} < {\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}\)

D.     \({\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}} < {\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{CHO}} < {\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}}{\text{C}}{{\text{H}}_{\text{2}}}{\text{OH}}\)

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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