A-Level Chemistry Questions
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The OCR A Chemistry specification splits the content into 6 modules:

(1) Development of practical skills in chemistry (2) foundations in chemistry (3) Periodic table and energy (4) Core organic chemistry (5) Physical chemistry and transition metals (6) Organic chemistry and analysis.
 

A-Level Chemistry Questions
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1. The role of H2SO4 in the redox reactions between hydrogen iodide and concentrated sulfuric acid:

2. What are the different types of stereoisomerism?

3. What are the functions of plasticisers?

4. Order of reactant?

5. Method for oxidising secondary alcohols into ketones.

6. Complex ions that contain six co-ordinate bonds have an ________ shape.

7. Why does diamond have a high melting point?

8. ________ is when metal compounds dissolve in water, the water molecules form co-ordinate bonds with the central metal ion.

9. Which metal-aqua ions here can be distinguished by sodium hydroxide?

10. The reducing power of halogens ________ down a group.

11. What are aromatic compounds?

12. Factors affecting ionisation energies

13. What colour are Cr3+ ions?

14. What forms after acidified potassium dichromate is reduced?

15. ________ are complexes that form between quaternary ammonium ions and any negative ions.

16. What is the catalyst used in the Haber Process?

17. When does ammonia displace water molecules or hydroxide ligands?

18. What is an autocatalyis reaction?

19. The products of base hydrolysis of an ester is ________ and an alcohol

20. For bonds to be broken, energy needs to be ________

21. What is a homogeneous reaction?

22. What happens to ionisation energies down a group?

23. What occurs during the second stage of purifying the product of a dehydration reaction of cyclohexanol to cyclohexene?

24. Method for oxidising primary alcohols into carboxylic acids.

25. Which colour flame is produced by aluminium being burnt in oxygen?