Neco 2020 Chemistry Question 14

Practice objective / multiple choice question 14 from the 2020 Neco Chemistry examination.

Neco 2020 Chemistry Objective / Multiple Choice Hard Difficulty
Question 14 NECO • 2020 • CHEMISTRY • objective

5.00 g of a mixture of cyclohexanol \(C_{6}H_{12}O\) and 1‑hexanol \(C_{6}H_{14}O\) is oxidised with excess acidic \(K_{2}Cr_{2}O_{7}\) under reflux, converting each alcohol to the corresponding carbonyl compound (cyclohexanone and hexanal). After work‑up, 4.90 g of carbonyl products are obtained. Assuming 100 % yield for each oxidation, calculate the mass percent of cyclohexanol in the original mixture.

Answer Options

A. 73.4\%
B. 55.0\%
C. 61.2\%
Correct Answer D. 68.5\%
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
68.5\%

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This is Neco 2020 Chemistry Question 14. It is one of the objective questions from the 2020 Neco Chemistry examination.

Difficulty level: Hard .

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