plumiEsters: Edexcel International GCSE Chemistry questions
Every Edexcel International GCSE Chemistry exam question on Esters (specification points 4.38–4.43), 2019–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 45 questions on Esters, as a list
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q4(c)(i) (1 mark): State the role of sulfuric acid in this reaction. (1)
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q4(c)(ii) (1 mark): State why the student heats the mixture in a water bath instead of directly with a Bunsen burner flame. (1)
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q4(c)(iii) (1 mark): State how the student would know that ethyl ethanoate has formed. (1)
- June 2025, Paper 2, Q4(c)(iv) (2 marks): Draw the displayed formula of ethyl ethanoate. (2)
- June 2025 (R), Paper 2, Q7(c)(i) (2 marks): Draw the displayed formula for compound A and for compound C. (2) compound A compound C
- June 2025 (R), Paper 2, Q7(c)(ii) (1 mark): Name ester B. (1)
- November 2024, Paper 2, Q7(a)(iv) (1 mark): Alcohol A and carboxylic acid B react together to form an ester. Give the other product of the reaction. (1)
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q5(c) (1 mark): Methanol reacts with methanoic acid to form an ester. Complete the equation for this reaction. (1) CH3OH + HCOOH → +
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q5(d)(i) (1 mark): What is the name of this ester? (1) A butyl ethanoate B butyl methanoate C ethyl butanoate D methyl butanoate
- June 2024, Paper 2, Q5(d)(ii) (1 mark): Deduce the molecular formula of this ester. (1)
- June 2024 (R), Paper 2, Q7(c)(i) (2 marks): Complete the equation by adding the displayed formula of ester A. (2) H O O H C C H H O H H + + H H H C C O H H H ester A
- June 2024 (R), Paper 2, Q7(c)(ii) (1 mark): Give the name of ester A. (1)
- November 2023, Paper 2, Q5(b)(i) (1 mark): Give the name of a suitable catalyst for this reaction. (1)
- November 2023, Paper 2, Q5(b)(ii) (1 mark): What is the structural formula of the ester that forms? (1) A HCOOCH2CH2CH3 B CH3COOCH2CH2CH3 C CH3CH2COOCH3 D CH3CH2CH2COOCH3
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q6(a)(i) (1 mark): Give the name of a suitable catalyst to increase the rate of this reaction. (1)
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q6(a)(ii) (1 mark): State how you would know that an ester has formed. (1)
- June 2023, Paper 2, Q6(a)(iii) (1 mark): Give the name of this ester. (1)
- June 2023 (R), Paper 2, Q7(c)(i) (1 mark): Draw a circle around the functional group of the ester. (1)
- January 2023, Paper 2, Q6(a)(ii) (2 marks): Give the displayed formula of ester A. (2)
- January 2023, Paper 2, Q6(a)(iii) (1 mark): Name ester A. (1)
- June 2022, Paper 2, Q5(c)(i) (1 mark): Give the name of the ester that forms. (1)
- June 2022 (R), Paper 2, Q5(b)(i) (1 mark): Which of these is the formula of the ester? (1) A CH3COOC3H7 B CH3COOC4H9 C C2H5COOC4H9 D C3H7COOC2H5
- June 2022 (R), Paper 2, Q5(b)(ii) (1 mark): State how you would know that an ester has formed. (1)
- June 2022 (R), Paper 2, Q5(b)(iii) (1 mark): Give one use of an ester. (1)
- January 2022, Paper 2, Q7(a)(i) (1 mark): Draw a ring around the functional group in ester A. (1)
- January 2022, Paper 2, Q7(a)(ii) (1 mark): Give the name of ester A. (1)
- January 2022 (R), Paper 2, Q4(c)(i) (1 mark): State why it is better to heat the mixture using a water bath rather than directly with a Bunsen burner flame. (1)
- January 2022 (R), Paper 2, Q4(c)(ii) (1 mark): An ester has the structural formula CH3CH2COOCH3 Which of these is the name of this ester? (1) A ethyl methanoate B methyl ethanoate C methyl propanoate D propy
- November 2021, Paper 2, Q6(d) (1 mark): Alcohols react with carboxylic acids to form esters. Which alcohol could react to form the ester ethyl propanoate? (1) A CH3OH B C2H5OH C C3H7OH D C4H9OH
- January 2021, Paper 2, Q3(c) (2 marks): An ester is formed by adding ethanoic acid to ethanol in the presence of sulfuric acid. Give the displayed formula of the ester produced when ethanoic acid reac
- January 2021 (R), Paper 2, Q4(c)(i) (1 mark): Name the ester that forms when ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid. (1)
- January 2021 (R), Paper 2, Q4(c)(ii) (2 marks): Complete the equation for the reaction between methanol and ethanoic acid. (2) CH3OH + → + H2O
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q4(d)(i) (1 mark): State the purpose of the acid. (1)
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q4(d)(ii) (2 marks): Draw the displayed formula of the ester that forms when propanoic acid reacts with ethanol. (2)
- November 2020, Paper 2, Q4(d)(iii) (2 marks): Esters have particular uses that depend on their properties. Give an example of a property and use of esters. (2) property use
- November 2020 (R), Paper 2, Q7(c)(i) (1 mark): Give the name of the ester that forms. (1)
- November 2020 (R), Paper 2, Q7(c)(ii) (2 marks): Draw the displayed formula for this ester. (2)
- January 2020, Paper 2, Q6(c) (1 mark): When ethanol reacts with ethanoic acid, an ester forms. Give the name of this ester. (1)
- January 2020 (R), Paper 2, Q7(c)(i) (2 marks): Carboxylic acid A and alcohol B react to produce this ester. Give the displayed formula of carboxylic acid A and of alcohol B. (2) Carboxylic acid A Alcohol B
- June 2019 (R), Paper 2, Q5(b)(i) (1 mark): State the role of concentrated sulfuric acid in this reaction. (1)
- June 2019 (R), Paper 2, Q5(b)(ii) (1 mark): Suggest why the mixture is heated in a water bath rather than directly with a Bunsen burner flame. (1)
- June 2019 (R), Paper 2, Q5(b)(iii) (1 mark): State how you would know that ethyl ethanoate has formed. (1)
- June 2019 (R), Paper 2, Q5(c)(i) (3 marks): Draw the displayed formulae of methanol, propanoic acid and the ester, methyl propanoate. (3) methanol propanoic acid methyl propanoate
- June 2019 (R), Paper 2, Q5(c)(ii) (1 mark): Give the name of the other product of this reaction. (1)
- June 2019 (R), Paper 2, Q5(d) (1 mark): Give one use of esters. (1)
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