CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · Carboxylic acids and derivatives
A student investigates two reactions of ethyl ethanoate.
Compare the reaction between ethanol and ethanoic acid in the presence of concentrated sulfuric acid, with the reaction of ethyl ethanoate with hot dilute aqueous sodium hydroxide.
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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