Alcohols: past paper questions

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• Question 35May/June 2026, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statements about ethanol are correct?

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• Question 27Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  What is the structure of ethanol?

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• Question 36Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The formulae of two organic compounds, P and Q, are shown.

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• Question 32Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The structures of three organic molecules are shown. Which description of the three molecules is correct?

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• Question 33May/June 2026, paper 13Multiple choice1 mark

  What is the general formula of the alcohol homologous series?

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• Question 33Oct/Nov 2025, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which row shows the conditions used to manufacture ethanol from ethene and steam?

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• Question 37Oct/Nov 2024, paper 11Multiple choice1 mark

  Which fuel is manufactured by fermentation?

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• Question 37Oct/Nov 2023, paper 11Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which diagram shows the displayed formula of ethanol?

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• Question 33May/June 2026, paper 23Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which row gives the correct structural and displayed formula of the named organic molecule?

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• Question 38Oct/Nov 2025, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement about ethanol explains why it is used as a fuel?

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• Question 33Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 mark

  What are the products formed when glucose is fermented?

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• Question 16Oct/Nov 2023, paper 13Multiple choice1 mark

  Ethanol can be turned into ethanoic acid by passing it over hot copper(II) oxide. $${\mathrm{C}\mathrm{H}}_3{\mathrm{C}\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}\mathrm{H}+2\mathrm{C}\mathrm{u}\mathrm{O}\to {\mathrm{C}\mathrm{H}}_3\mathrm{C}\mathrm{O}\mathrm{O}\mathrm{H}+{\mathrm{H}}_2\mathrm{O}+2\mathrm{C}\mathrm{u}$$ What is this type of reaction?

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• Question 35May/June 2026, paper 23Multiple choice1 mark

  Which reaction is used to make ethanol?

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• Question 33Oct/Nov 2025, paper 13Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement about alcohols is correct?

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• Question 34Oct/Nov 2024, paper 12Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which structure represents a molecule of ethanol?

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• Question 36Oct/Nov 2023, paper 22Multiple choice1 mark

  The structure of an organic compound is shown. Which structure represents a molecule that reacts with steam to produce this product?

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• Question 4May/June 2026, paper 32Structured9 marksHas a diagram

  This question is about organic compounds and their reactions. Compound P is saturated. Figure 4.1 shows the displayed formula of compound P. Figure 4.1 On Figure 4.1, draw a circle around the alcohol functional group.

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• Question 33Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Which structure represents a compound in the alcohol homologous series?

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• Question 37Oct/Nov 2024, paper 13Multiple choice1 mark

  Which statement describes how ethanol is manufactured from ethene?

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• Question 6May/June 2026, paper 42Structured14 marks

  Alcohols are a homologous series of organic compounds. Table 6.1 gives some information about alcohols A, B, C and D. State why the homologous series of alcohols have similar chemical properties.

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• Question 37Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Multiple choice1 mark

  What is produced by the bacterial oxidation of ethanol?

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• Question 35Oct/Nov 2024, paper 21Multiple choice1 mark

  Which process converts ${\text{CH}}_3{\text{CH}}_2\text{OH}$ to ${\text{CH}}_3\text{COOH}$?

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• Question 36Oct/Nov 2023, paper 23Multiple choice1 mark

  Ethanol can be manufactured by fermentation or by the catalytic addition of steam to ethene. Which statements describe an advantage of manufacturing ethanol by fermentation?

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• Question 40Oct/Nov 2025, paper 21Multiple choice1 mark

  Ethanol can be made by fermentation of sugar, using yeast. This produces a mixture of ethanol and water. How is ethanol separated from this mixture?

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• Question 34Oct/Nov 2024, paper 22Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  The table shows two methods used to make ethanol.

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• Question 37Oct/Nov 2023, paper 23Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  A compound with the formula ${\text{CH}}_3{\text{COOC}}_2{\text{H}}_5$ is formed from ethanol in two separate reactions.

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• Question 37Oct/Nov 2025, paper 22Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Ethanol is produced by the fermentation of aqueous glucose or by the catalytic addition of steam to ethene. Which row shows some advantages and disadvantages of these processes?

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• Question 34Oct/Nov 2024, paper 23Multiple choice1 mark

  Which processes are used to make ethanoic acid?

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• Question 7Oct/Nov 2023, paper 32Structured13 marksHas a diagram

  Fig. 7.1 shows the displayed formula of fumaric acid. On Fig. 7.1, draw a circle around one carboxylic acid functional group.

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• Question 19Oct/Nov 2025, paper 23Multiple choice1 markHas a diagram

  Ethanol is manufactured by the addition of steam to ethene. $${\text{C}}_2{\text{H}}_4(\text{g})+{\text{H}}_2\text{O}(\text{g})\rightleftharpoons {\text{C}}_2{\text{H}}_5\text{OH}(\text{g})$$ The reaction conditions are ${300}^{\circ }\text{C}$ and $60\text{ atm}$.

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