Cliffs AP Chemistry, 3rd Edition

Condensation reactions occur when two molecules combine by splitting out a small molecule
such as water.

10.

Answer: E

Polymers are built up of a large number of simple molecules known as monomers, which have
reacted with one another.

Questions 11–14

A. Alcohol

B. Carboxylic acid

C. Ester

D. Ether

E. Ketone

11. The product of the reaction of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid.

Answer: C

An example of esterification is the production of ethyl acetate by the reaction of ethanol with
acetic acid.

12. The product of the reaction of an alkene and water.

Answer: A

An example is the production of ethanol by the addition of water to ethylene.

acid

+H O Hcatalyst

H

H

H

H

CC

H

C

H

H

H

H CHO

H

C

H

H

H O

H

H

H CCO C H+H O H

H

C

H

H

H O

H

H

H C O H+H O C C H

nCH 2 CH C CH 2 CH 2 CH C CH 2

Cl Cl

chloroprene neoprene

n

catalyst

+

H

C

H

H

H

H O H H O C H H +

H

C

H

H

C

H

H O H O H

Part II: Specific Topics