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                                                 Answer ALL questions.

                                                      MODULE 1

                                    THE CHEMISTRY OF CARBON COMPOUNDS



             1.     Dopamine is a neurotransmitter found in the human brain.                                           DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA















                                                   Figure 1. Dopamine



                    (a)     (i)   Name AND write THREE functional groups in the dopamine molecule.

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                           (ii)   Explain whether or not the dopamine molecule would exhibit optical activity.


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