CAIE A-Level Chemistry AS Reference As Organic Functional Groups Questions

Practise recognising alkene, halogenoalkane, alcohol, carbonyl, acid, ester, amine and nitrile groups.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Chemistry 9701
Level
AS

Exam points

  • identify C=C, C–X, –OH and –CN directly from structural or skeletal formulae
  • distinguish aldehyde –CHO and ketone >C=O from carboxylic acid –COOH and ester –COO–
  • classify primary, secondary or tertiary alcohols and halogenoalkanes from the bonded carbon environment

CAIE A-Level Chemistry AS Reference As Organic Functional Groups Questions question 1

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Compound X contains an alcohol group and a carbonyl group.

compound X

compound X

Which row is correct?

type of

alcohol group

type of

carbonyl group

primary

aldehyde

primary

ketone

tertiary

aldehyde

tertiary

ketone

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