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9701/21/M/J/16 · Chemistry May/June 2016 Paper 21

5 questions, 60 marks. Each one links to its official mark scheme.

  1. Question 1 · 16 marks · Particles in the atom and atomic radius, Ionisation energy, Isotopes, Mass spectrometry
  2. Question 2 · 7 marks · Chemical periodicity of other elements, Lattice structures
  3. Question 3 · 15 marks · Group 2 metal reactions, Group 2 trends and solubility, Enthalpy change definitions, Temperature and activation energy, Structure and properties, Group 2 oxides, hydroxides and carbonates, Thermal decomposition
  4. Question 4 · 7 marks · Structural isomerism, Cis/trans isomerism
  5. Question 5 · 15 marks · SN1 and SN2, Carboxylic acids, Infrared spectroscopy, Nucleophilic substitution reactions, Elimination, Esters, Organic formulas and naming, Oxidising alkenes, Finding isomerism in a structure

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