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O Level Chemistry 5070 · Organic chemistry. 1 Describe the manufacture of ethanol by: (a) fermentation of aqueous glucose at 25–35 °C in the presence of yeast and in the absence of oxygen (b) catalytic addition of steam to ethene at 300 °C and 6000 kPa / 60 atm in the presence of an acid catalyst including a comparison of the advantages and disadvantages of the two methods 2 Describe the combustion of alcohols 3 State the uses of ethanol as: (a) a solvent (b) a fuel

In Cambridge O Level Chemistry 5070, Alcohols came up in 24 of the 72 papers on Paperstreak, for about 2 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Formulae, functional groups and terminology, Carboxylic acids, Alkenes, Naming organic compounds.

26 questions, newest first

1. 5070/21/O/N/25 Question 1 part (a(ii)) · 1 mark
2. 5070/22/O/N/25 Question 1 part (a(ii)) · 1 mark
3. 5070/12/M/J/25 Question 35 · 1 mark
4. 5070/21/M/J/25 Question 4 parts (d) (e) · 5 marks
5. 5070/11/O/N/24 Question 34 · 1 mark
6. 5070/11/M/J/24 Question 37 · 1 mark
7. 5070/12/M/J/24 Question 36 · 1 mark
8. 5070/11/O/N/23 Question 37 · 1 mark
9. 5070/12/O/N/23 Question 36 · 1 mark
10. 5070/22/O/N/23 Question 1 part (c) · 1 mark
11. 5070/11/M/J/23 Question 37 · 1 mark
12. 5070/21/M/J/23 Question 1 part (f) · 1 mark
13. 5070/12/O/N/22 Question 37 · 1 mark
14. 5070/11/M/J/22 Question 36 · 1 mark
15. 5070/12/M/J/22 Question 36 · 1 mark
16. 5070/21/M/J/22 Question 3 part (a) · 3 marks
17. 5070/22/M/J/22 Question 5 part (b) · 3 marks
18. 5070/21/O/N/21 Question 4 part (c) · 1 mark
19. 5070/21/O/N/21 Question 8 part (f) · 2 marks
20. 5070/41/O/N/21 Question 1 part (c(i)) · 1 mark
21. 5070/11/M/J/21 Question 37 · 1 mark
22. 5070/12/M/J/21 Question 17 · 1 mark
23. 5070/12/M/J/21 Question 37 · 1 mark
24. 5070/22/M/J/21 Question 5 parts (e(i)) (e(ii)) · 2 marks
25. 5070/12/M/J/20 Question 36 · 1 mark
26. 5070/21/M/J/20 Question 7 parts (c(i)) (c(ii)) · 3 marks

More in Organic chemistry: Formulae, functional groups and terminology, Naming organic compounds, Fuels, Alkanes, Alkenes, Carboxylic acids, Polymers.

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