CAIE A Level Chemistry 9701 · Hydroxy compounds
A student carries out reactions of ethanol and of ethanoic acid with ethanoyl chloride, , in a fume cupboard. In each case the organic product is collected and identified.
Compare the reaction of ethanol with ethanoyl chloride with the reaction of ethanoic acid with ethanoyl chloride. In your answer include the organic product formed in each case and one similarity and two differences between the two reactions.
6 marks, so the mark scheme is looking for about 6 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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