Pearson Edexcel International GCSE (9–1) · CHEMISTRY · Chapter
Esters
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Question 1
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Write the structural formula of the ester formed when ethanol reacts with propanoic acid.
Question 2
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Describe what happens when ethanoic acid is heated with propanol and a few drops of concentrated sulfuric acid.
(a)[1 mark]State the type of reaction that occurs.
(b)[1 mark]Name the ester produced.
(c)[1 mark]Write a word equation for the reaction.
Question 3
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →An ester is made from butanoic acid and methanol.
(a)[1 mark]State the name of the ester formed.
(b)[1 mark]How many carbon atoms are there in the ester molecule?
Question 4
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Explain how to work out the structure of the ester formed from pentanoic acid and ethanol.
Question 5
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →The table below shows reactants used to make different esters.
Table 1 Alcohol Carboxylic Acid Methanol Ethanoic acid Propanol Butanoic acid Butanol Methanoic acid (a)[1 mark]Name the ester formed from methanol and ethanoic acid.
(b)[1 mark]Write the structural formula for the ester formed from propanol and butanoic acid.
(c)[1 mark]State one use of esters.
Question 6
1 mark · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Name the ester made from propanol and methanoic acid.
Question 7
3 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →When butanol reacts with ethanoic acid:
(a)[1 mark]Write the name of the ester produced.
(b)[2 marks]Draw the full structural formula for the ester.
Question 8
2 marks · Easy
Answer and see the solution →Ethyl ethanoate is made by heating ethanoic acid and ethanol. Complete and balance the symbol equation for this reaction.
Question 9
2 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →Describe what happens in an esterification reaction between propanoic acid and methanol.
Question 10
4 marks · Normal
Answer and see the solution →This question is about the naming of esters.
(a)[1 mark]State the name of the ester formed from butanoic acid and propanol.
(b)[1 mark]Give the name of the alcohol used to prepare propyl methanoate.
(c)[1 mark]A student writes the name 'ethyl propanoate'. Write the name of its carboxylic acid component.
(d)[1 mark]Explain what the '-oate' part of an ester’s name represents.