Chemistry 9701 · AS & A Level · Hydrocarbons

Hydrocarbons — practice question

(a)[2]

Finish the diagrams so that they display the electron energies in a carbon atom, a $\text{C}^+$ ion and a $\text{C}^-$ ion.

(b)

Buckminsterfullerene, $\text{C}_{60}$, is one of the simple molecular allotropes of carbon.

(b(i))[1]

State the hybridisation of the carbon atoms in $\text{C}_{60}$?

(b(ii))[1]

$\text{C}_{60}$ reacts with an excess of hydrogen to form a single product, $\text{C}_{60}\text{H}_x$. Using your answer to (i), suggest a suitable value for $x$.

(c)

Methylbenzene can take part in different reactions to give the products shown.

(c(i))[2]

Give the reagents and conditions for these two reactions. reaction 1 reaction 2

(c(ii))[1]

Name the mechanism of reaction 1.

(c(iii))[1]

Draw the structure of the product obtained if reaction 1 is carried out using an excess of chlorine.

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This 8-mark question has a full step-by-step worked solution and mark scheme. One marking point: Electrons shown in the correct sequence of orbital energy levels for C, $\mathrm{C^+}$ and $\mathrm{C^-}$

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