How many Characteristic organic reactions questions are there for 9701?

This page collects 6 recent Cambridge Chemistry (9701) past-paper questions tagged to Characteristic organic reactions. Each links straight to instant marking against the official 9701 scheme.

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6 past-paper questions on Characteristic organic reactions

9701/41 · October/November 20244 marks
Complete Table 7.1 by adding the reaction numbers, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6, to the right-hand column. Use the reaction numbers given…
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9701/41 · May/June 20243 marks
Draw the structures of the three organic products formed from the reaction of neotame with an excess of hot NaOH(aq).
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9701/41 · May/June 20243 marks
Complete the mechanism in Fig. 6.3 for the reaction of phenylethanone with BrCH2CH2CH2CH2+ ions. Include all relevant curly…
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9701/41 · May/June 20242 marks
The reaction shown in Fig. 6.2 forms small amounts of two by-products, Y (C20H22O2) and Z (C12H14O). Suggest structures for Y and…
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9701/41 · May/June 20242 marks
State the two types of reaction that occur when neotame reacts with hot NaOH(aq).
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9701/41 · October/November 20242 marks
Complete the overall equation for this reaction. An atom of oxygen from the oxidising agent is represented as [O]. All of the…
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M1dy/dx = 3x^2 - 12x + 9M1 earned
M1(x - 1) $(x - 3) = 0$ M1 earned
A1 $x = 1$ or $x = 3$ A1 earned
B1(1, 5) is a maximum and (3, 1) is a minimumB1 not earned

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You stated the nature of each point correctly, but stated it without justification. This mark needs the reasoning shown — either evaluate the second derivative (d²y/dx² = 6x − 12, giving −6 at $x = 1$ and +6 at $x = 3$ ) or show a sign change of dy/dx either side of each point. An unsupported assertion earns nothing here even when the conclusion is right.

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How many Characteristic organic reactions questions are there for 9701?: This page collects 6 recent Cambridge Chemistry (9701) past-paper questions tagged to Characteristic organic reactions. Each links straight to instant marking against the official 9701 scheme.
How are Characteristic organic reactions answers marked?: Type or photograph your working and MarkScheme scores it against the real 9701 mark scheme for this topic — method, accuracy and any band descriptors — so you see exactly where the marks are.
Where can I learn Characteristic organic reactions first?: Start with the free Chemistry lesson on Characteristic organic reactions, then come back and drill past-paper questions under timed conditions.