Double bond question...

[stonecold]

Sorry to spoil everyone's joy, but if VCAA wan't to be assholes, they will only accept 7 double bonds for this question, as it didn't specify carbon-carbon, and you may therefore have been required to account for the C=O bond.  I personally wrote both 6 and 7 and explained it.

Nasty trick that one.

Don't worry though, I am presently shitting myself as there is a chance I coloured in two boxes wrong in multi choice FML...

[andy456]

That would just be shit if they did..... I don't think they would do that, would they??

[stonecold]

question didn't say carbon-carbon, so they can...

[Studyinghard]

that is just shit if they do that. EPIC GAYNESS.

[Blakhitman]

NOOOOOOOO.

[bblovee]

vcaa just likes to screw with our minds don't they ==

[strathyboy23]

I walk out of the exam, comparing marks with my mates..yep you get 6 double bonds? yep..you? yep...
international student, who personally believes english is his greatest barrier, says no its 7..can't you guys read?
Good.

[andy456]

I'm sure someone would argue it because it talked about carbon carbon double bonds in the info bit... and that you could determine it by adding I2

[vexx]

^ they have done this before in the past in the same matter where they didn't be specific enough.. im pretty sure either with or without double bond will be fine... if not then that's evil and hopefully almost everyone didnt get it- then they will have to accept (please?)

[Studyinghard]

but question clearly states how many total double bonds. Also stonecold if you wrote both answers down how do they know which one to pick? Its like putting down 2 answers for multiple choice?

[John President]

It depends on whether they:
A - deliberately set it as a trick question
B - forgot to specifically say "Carbon to Carbon"

If A, damn.
If B, I would be annoyed if i picked 7.

[Souljette_93]

Sorry to spoil everyone's joy, but if VCAA wan't to be assholes, they will only accept 7 double bonds for this question, as it didn't specify carbon-carbon, and you may therefore have been required to account for the C=O bond.  I personally wrote both 6 and 7 and explained it.

Nasty trick that one.

Don't worry though, I am presently shitting myself as there is a chance I coloured in two boxes wrong in multi choice FML...

Will they accept two answers?

I reckon since there can be two interpretations, then they would accept both. Last year of a MCQ they accepted two answers since it can be interpreted in two ways..


Souljette

[John President]

but question clearly states how many total double bonds. Also stonecold if you wrote both answers down how do they know which one to pick? Its like putting down 2 answers for multiple choice?

No, it just says how many double bonds. The word "total" isn't used.

Why is this significant? If they said "total" it clearly suggests they want people to take into account the C=O bond. Since they didn't, it may simply be a gaffe from the VCAA. I bloody hope it's a gaffe.

[andy456]

Maybe they will give it to both because of ambiguity

[vexx]

oh and everyone read the question again
"the number of double carbon to carbon bonds can be determined by.."
pretty sure they have to accept 6 as the answer, or they would have said for the question what is the 'total' number of double bonds and not just calculate 'the' number of double bonds which could infer just carbon to carbon.
stonecold- i envy your safeness, explaining both will get the marks.