NMR on exam

[year12]

More than 7 hrs since I came out of the exam room, but I still can't get over with it...

I know there had been some posts on today's exam, however, I wanted to ask if anyone actually wrote 'zero' when one of the NMR questions asked the no. of equivalent protons that would cause a triplet (? sorry, I can't remember the exact wording of the question). I wasn't sure if I should write 2 or, since it asked for 'equivalent', none... because if they were equivalent, there wouldn't be splits caused by neighbouring protons. I am not sure if my logic is right though.

Thanks!
p.s. I was quite surprised when people said the exam was easy when I came out of the exam room (and even more scared because people's posts have been reflecting this reaction too!)

[azn_dj]

I think a few people stuffed up the NMR though.
I got Ethyl Methanoate. But from what I hear, people got a variety of things, from Propanone, Propanal, Propanoic acid......

[tcg93]

Its ethyl methanoate

[Martoman]

HAD to be.

First you had to draw out the propanoic acid for the question above it.

Then you had to draw it in such a way that it wouldn't react with a base.... ie: an ester. Only one possible was ethyl methanoate

[Blakhitman]

Kill it Martoman?

[scocliffe09]

This is him:
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what makes ethyl methanoate a male molecule?

[Blakhitman]

The C=O

xD.