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O Level Chemistry 5070 · Atoms, elements and compounds. 1 Describe the structure of the atom as a central nucleus containing neutrons and protons surrounded by electrons in shells 2 State the relative charges and relative masses of a proton, a neutron and an electron 3 Define proton number / atomic number as the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom 4 Define mass number / nucleon number as the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom 5 Determine the electronic configuration of elements and their ions with proton number 1 to 20, e.g. 2,8,3 6 State that: (a) Group VIII noble gases have a full outer electron shell (b) the number of outer shell electrons is equal to the group number in Groups I to VII (c) the number of occupied electron shells is equal to the period number

In Cambridge O Level Chemistry 5070, Atomic structure and the Periodic Table came up in 29 of the 72 papers on Paperstreak, for about 1 marks a paper when it does. It last came up in October/November 2025.

Often set with Isotopes, Formulae, The mole and the Avogadro constant, Preparation of salts.

39 questions, newest first

  1. 5070/12/O/N/25 Question 3 · 1 mark
  2. 5070/12/O/N/25 Question 4 · 1 mark
  3. 5070/11/M/J/25 Question 3 · 1 mark
  4. 5070/12/M/J/25 Question 4 · 1 mark
  5. 5070/12/M/J/25 Question 5 · 1 mark
  6. 5070/11/O/N/24 Question 4 · 1 mark
  7. 5070/21/O/N/24 Question 1 part (a(i)) · 1 mark
  8. 5070/22/O/N/24 Question 1 parts (a(iii)) (a(iv)) · 2 marks
  9. 5070/11/M/J/24 Question 3 · 1 mark
  10. 5070/12/M/J/24 Question 3 · 1 mark
  11. 5070/11/O/N/23 Question 5 · 1 mark
  12. 5070/21/O/N/23 Question 2 part (b) · 2 marks
  13. 5070/22/O/N/23 Question 2 part (d) · 2 marks
  14. 5070/11/M/J/23 Question 2 · 1 mark
  15. 5070/11/O/N/22 Question 6 · 1 mark
  16. 5070/11/O/N/22 Question 8 · 1 mark
  17. 5070/12/O/N/22 Question 6 · 1 mark
  18. 5070/12/O/N/22 Question 8 · 1 mark
  19. 5070/21/M/J/22 Question 2 part (a) · 1 mark
  20. 5070/21/M/J/22 Question 4 part (b) · 1 mark
  21. 5070/22/M/J/22 Question 2 part (a) · 1 mark
  22. 5070/11/O/N/21 Question 8 · 1 mark
  23. 5070/12/O/N/21 Question 8 · 1 mark
  24. 5070/11/M/J/21 Question 6 · 1 mark
  25. 5070/12/M/J/21 Question 7 · 1 mark
  26. 5070/12/M/J/21 Question 8 · 1 mark
  27. 5070/21/M/J/21 Question 8 part (a) · 1 mark
  28. 5070/22/M/J/21 Question 8 parts (a(i)) (a(ii)) · 2 marks
  29. 5070/11/O/N/20 Question 8 · 1 mark
  30. 5070/11/O/N/20 Question 27 · 1 mark
  31. 5070/12/O/N/20 Question 8 · 1 mark
  32. 5070/12/O/N/20 Question 27 · 1 mark
  33. 5070/22/O/N/20 Question 2 part (b) · 1 mark
  34. 5070/11/M/J/20 Question 8 · 1 mark
  35. 5070/12/M/J/20 Question 7 · 1 mark
  36. 5070/12/M/J/20 Question 8 · 1 mark
  37. 5070/21/M/J/20 Question 8 part (a) · 1 mark
  38. 5070/22/M/J/20 Question 1 part (d) · 1 mark
  39. 5070/22/M/J/20 Question 7 part (a) · 1 mark

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