Edexcel International A Level Chemistry

Topic Questions

5.5 Organic Chemistry: Nitrogen Compounds

11 mark

Which reagent reacts at room temperature with methylamine, CH3NH2, to form the compound N-methylethanamide?

  • CH3COCH3

  • CH3COOH

  • CH3COOCH3

  • CH3COCl

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11 mark

Which type of compound cannot be a monomer in the formation of polyamides?

  • amides

  • amino acids

  • diacyl chlorides

  • diamines

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21 mark

What is the name of the compound shown?

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  • 1-methylpropanamide

  • 3-methylpropanamide

  • 2-methylbutanamide

  • 3-methylbutanamide

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31 mark

Which sequence shows these compounds in order of decreasing basicity?

  • C6H5NH2 > CH3CH2CH2NH2 > NH3

  • NH3 > CH3CH2CH2NH2 > C6H5NH2

  • CH3CH2CH2NH2 > NH3 > C6H5NH2

  • C6H5NH2 > NH3 > CH3CH2CH2NH2

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4a1 mark

Alanine is an amino acid.

a)
Which structure best represents alanine at high pH?

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4b1 mark
b)
Alanine is a crystalline solid at room temperature.

What are the main forces broken when alanine melts?
  • London forces

  • hydrogen bonds

  • covalent bonds

  • ionic bonds

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51 mark

Separate 0.1 mol dm−3 aqueous solutions of ammonia, butylamine and phenylamine were prepared.

Which of the following sequences shows the solutions in order of increasing pH?

  • butylamine, phenylamine, ammonia

  • ammonia, butylamine, phenylamine

  • phenylamine, ammonia, butylamine

  • ammonia, phenylamine, butylamine

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61 mark

Which amine could not be prepared by the reduction of a nitrile?

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71 mark

The repeat unit of a polymer is shown.

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What is the structure of the monomer?

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81 mark

How many different amino acids form the repeat unit of the polymer shown?

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  • 3

  • 4

  • 5

  • 6

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91 mark

The repeat unit of a polymer is shown.

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This polymer could be

  • both a polypeptide and a polyamide

  • neither a polypeptide nor a polyamide

  • a polypeptide but not a polyamide

  • a polyamide but not a polypeptide

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