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Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS 10.1 Classify Reactions Including Those in Unit 1 As Addition Elimination Substitution Oxidation Reduction Hydrolysis or Questions

Compare the bonds and functional groups before and after reaction rather than relying on the reagent name, and name every distinct change in a multistep transformation.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Chemistry YCH11
Level
AS

Exam points

  • Classify a displayed transformation from bonds broken, formed or changed.
  • Distinguish addition, elimination, substitution, hydrolysis, oxidation and reduction.
  • Identify separate reaction classes at two labelled positions in a product structure.

Edexcel A-Level Chemistry AS 10.1 Classify Reactions Including Those in Unit 1 As Addition Elimination Substitution Oxidation Reduction Hydrolysis or Questions question 1

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Propan-1-ol may be converted into propene.

CH3CH2CH2OH→CH3CH=CH2+H2O\mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{CH}_{2} \mathrm{OH} \rightarrow \mathrm{CH}_{3} \mathrm{CH}=\mathrm{CH}_{2}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}

The reaction is best classified as

A

elimination

B

hydrolysis

C

reduction

D

substitution

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