CAPE Chemistry Unit 2 · 2017 · Paper 1 · Question Q11

2-hydroxy-2-methylpropanoic acid can be formed from propanone in two steps, X and Y, as illustrated below. Which of the following statements about these steps is/are true? I. Step X involves nucleophilic addition. II. Aqueous potassium cyanide is the reagent in Step X. III. Step Y involves hydrolysis.

1. (A)I only
2. (B)I and II only
3. (C)II and III only
4. (D)I, II and III

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