Practise MYP Chemistry questions on 6 International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and review the explanations to check your understanding.
Use these questions for topic practice and to find ideas you want to revisit in your notes or lessons.
In a molecule, as the length of the non-polar hydrocarbon chain attached to an ester functional group increases, the solubility of the ester in water __________.
The esterification reaction between a carboxylic acid and an alcohol is typically catalyzed by __________.
According to IUPAC rules, what is the correct name for a six-carbon alkene where the double bond is located between the third and fourth carbons?
While all members of a homologous series show a gradual increase in boiling point with chain length, why do alcohols specifically have much higher boiling points than alkanes of similar molar mass?
What is the name of the ester formed when methanol reacts with propanoic acid in the presence of an acid catalyst?
remains the same
decreases
increases
becomes infinite
solid magnesium ribbon
aqueous silver nitrate
dilute sodium hydroxide
concentrated sulfuric acid
Prop-3-ene
But-3-ene
Hex-4-ene
Hex-3-ene
The hydroxyl group allows for the formation of hydrogen bonds between molecules
Alcohols possess weaker London dispersion forces
Alcohols have a lower density than alkanes
Alcohols are more unsaturated than alkanes
Ethyl propanoate
Propyl methanoate
Methyl propanoate
Methyl ethanoate
