CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · Carboxylic acids and derivatives
A student heats a sample of ethyl ethanoate with dilute hydrochloric acid. In a separate experiment, the student heats another sample of ethyl ethanoate with dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide.
Compare the two reactions in terms of the conditions used, the products formed, and whether each reaction is reversible.
5 marks, so the mark scheme is looking for about 5 separate creditworthy points. Making the same point twice in different words earns it once.
Compare means: Give similarities or differences between two things, and say which side each point belongs to. Write each point as a pair, for example: A is X, whereas B is Y. Two separate descriptions rarely earn the marks.
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