2 marksStructure and Formulae
CAPE Chemistry Unit 2 · 2015 · Paper 2 · Question 1(b)(i)
Account for the tetravalency of the carbon atom.
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- 1(a)(i)Identify the process represented by the equation.[1 mark]
- 1(a)(ii)State the conditions at A.[1 mark]
- 1(a)(iii)Write the condensed structural formulae of B and C.[2 marks]
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- 1(b)(iii)Name the mechanism of the reaction selected in (b)(ii).[1 mark]
- 1(c)(i)Describe the observations expected when aqueous bromine is added to liquid heptane (in sunlight).[2 marks]
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