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10.15—The nomenclature of alcohols

Syllabus
2017
Objective
10.15
Level
AS

—The nomenclature of alcohols

Understand the nomenclature of alcohols and be able to draw their structural, displayed and skeletal formulae.

Use —the nomenclature of alcohols to connect the rule to the data and decision in the question.

This matters because —the nomenclature of alcohols determines what can be inferred or chosen; begin with the stated conditions and keep the conclusion tied to the evidence.

Example: apply —the nomenclature of alcohols to one small, clearly defined case, show the key step or comparison, and explain the result in words.

Boundary: —The nomenclature of alcohols is not a universal recommendation. Check the syllabus scope, assumptions, units and the limits of the evidence before generalising.

ConceptA-Level Edexcel Chemistry AS