IB myp 4-5 Chemistry – Practice Questions- All Topics
Topic :IUPAC-Alcohols
Topic :IUPAC- Weightage : 21 %
All Questions for Topic : Alkanes,Alkenes,Alcohols,Carboxylic Acid,Esters,Structural Formulas
Question:
Discuss why the level of production of ethanol has increased from 2007 to 2016.
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans: Biofuel providers and the Clean Cities coalitions started in 2007 to put in place systems that simplified the process of obtaining the infrastructure to commercially sell biofuels. Known as the Low Carbon Fuel Infrastructure Investment Initiative, this project saw the growth in the number of E85 stations from one in 1996, to 95 in 2016.
Question:
What natural resources might explain Brazil’s high ethanol production?
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans: Brazil is the largest producer of sugarcane in the world. This crop is used in ethanol production.
Question:
State the name of the carboxylic acid formed when heptanol is oxidized.
▶️Answer/Explanation
Ans: heptanoic acid