CIE A Level Chemistry
Exam Questions

Atomic Structure & Subatomic Particles, Determining Subatomic Structure, Variations in Atomic & Ionic Radius

Isotopes

Electronic Structure, Sub-shells & Orbitals, Electronic Configuration, Determining Electronic Configuration

Defining Ionisation Energy, Ionisation Energy Trends, Ionisation Energy & Electronic Configuration

Relative Masses

The Mole & the Avogadro Constant

Formulae, Balancing Equations, Empirical & Molecular Formulae, Water of Crystallisation

Reacting Masses & Volumes

Electronegativity, Trends in Electronegativity, Electronegativity & Bonding

Ionic Bonding, Ionic Bonding Examples

Metallic Bonding

Covalent Bonding, Coordinate Bonding, Hybridisation, Bond Energy & Length

Shapes of Molecules

Hydrogen Bonding, Bond Polarity & Dipole Moments, Van der Waals' Forces, Inter & Intramolecular Forces

Dot-&-Cross Diagrams

Gas Pressure, Ideal Gases

Lattice Structures, Bonding & Structure

Enthalpy Change, ΔH, Reaction Pathway Diagrams, Standard Enthalpy Change, Enthalpy & Bond Energies

Hess’s Law

Oxidation Number Rules, Redox Reactions, Oxidising & Reducing Agents

Chemical Equilibria, Le Chatelier's Principle, Equilibrium Constants, Kc & Kp, Equilibrium Constant Calculations, Changes Affecting the Equilibrium Constant, Equilibria in Industrial Processes

Acids & Bases, Brønsted–Lowry Theory, Acid & Base Dissociation, pH Scale, Strength of Acids & Bases, pH Titration Curves, Indicators used in Titration

Rate of Reaction & Collision Theory, Rate of Reaction Calculations

Activation Energy & Boltzmann Distribution Curves

Types of Catalyst

Physical Properties of the Period 3 Elements, Structure & Bonding of the Period 3 Elements

Reactions of the Period 3 Elements, Acid/Base Behaviour of the Period 3 Oxides & Hydroxides, Period 3 Chlorides, Electronegativity & Bonding of the Period 3 Elements, Period 3 Chlorides & Oxides

Chemical Periodicity of Other Elements

Reactions of Group 2 Elements, Reactions of Group 2 Oxides, Hydroxides & Carbonates, Thermal Decomposition of Group 2 Nitrates & Carbonates, Physical & Chemical Trends in Group 2, Trends in Solubility of Group 2 Hydroxides & Sulfates

Physical Properties of the Group 17 Elements

Chemical Properties of the Halogens & Hydrogen Halides

Reactions of the Halide Ions

The Reactions of Chlorine

Nitrogen & its Compounds, Nitrogen Oxides

Hydrocarbons & Alkanes, Functional Groups & their Formulae, Naming of Organic Compounds, Molecular & Empirical Formulae

Characteristic Organic Reactions, Terminology Used in Reaction Mechanisms

Shapes of Organic Molecules; σ & π Bonds, Hybridisation in Organic Molecules, Planarity of Organic Molecules

Structural Isomerism, Stereoisomerism, Chirality, Isomers of Organic Compounds

Producing Alkanes, Combustion & Free Radical Substitution of Alkanes, Free Radical Substitution, Cracking of Alkanes, Chemical Reactivity of Alkanes, Combustion of Alkanes

Producing Alkenes, Reactions of Alkenes, Test for Unsaturation, Electrophilic Addition of Alkenes, Markovnikov's Rule

Producing Halogenoalkanes, Substitution Reactions of Halogenoalkanes, Elimination Reactions of Halogenoalkanes, SN1 & SN2, Reactivity of Halogenoalkanes

Producing Alcohols, Reactions of Alcohols, Classifying & Testing for Alcohols, Acidity of Alcohols

Producing Aldehydes & Ketones, Reactions of Aldehydes & Ketones, Reactions of Aldehydes & Ketones with HCN, Testing for Carbonyl Compounds, Iodoform Reaction

Carboxylic Acids

Esters

Making Amines

Nitriles & Hydroxynitriles

Addition Polymerisation, Disposal of Polymers

Organic Synthesis, Multi-Step Synthesis, Synthetic Routes

Infrared Spectroscopy

Mass Spectrometry, Isotopic Abundance & Relative Atomic Mass, Molecular Ion Peak & Fragmentation, The M+1 & M+2 Peaks

Lattice Energy & Enthalpy Change of Atomisation, Electron Affinity & Trends of Group 16 & 17 Elements, Constructing Born-Haber Cycles, Calculations using Born-Haber Cycles, Factors Affecting Lattice Energy

Enthalpies of Solution & Hydration, Constructing Energy Cycles, Energy Cycle Calculations, Factors Affecting Enthalpy of Hydration

Entropy & Entropy Change, Calculating Entropy Changes

Gibbs Free Energy Change & Gibbs Equation, Reaction Feasibility

Electrolysis, Faraday's Law & Avogadro, Electrolysis: Calculations

Standard Electrode & Cell Potentials, Measuring the Standard Electrode Potential, Standard Cell Potential: Calculations, Electron Flow & Feasibility, Non-Standard Conditions, Nernst Equation, Standard Electrode Potentials: Free Energy Change

Conjugate Acids & Bases, pH, Ka, pKa & Kw Calculations, pH & [H+] Calculations, Buffers, Buffer Calculations, Solubility Product, Solubility Product Calculations, The Common Ion Effect

Partition Coefficients

Chemical Kinetics Terminology, Chemical Kinetics Calculations, Half-Life, Rate Constant Calculations, Multi-Step Reactions, Factors affecting Rate Constant

Homogeneous & Heterogeneous Catalysts

Similarities, Trends & Compounds of Magnesium to Barium

The Transition Elements: Titanium to Copper, Oxidation States of Transition Metals

Transition Metal Complexes, Ligands, Geometry of Complexes, Ligand Exchange, Predicting Feasibility of Redox Reactions, Redox Systems

Degenerate & non-Degenerate d Orbitals, Coloured Complexes

Stereoisomerism in Transition Element Complexes

Stability Constant, Kstab, Effect of Ligand Exchange on Stability Constant

Functional Groups, Formulae of Functional Groups, Nomenclature of Compounds

Organic Chemistry Terminology

The Shape of Aromatic Molecules

Optical Isomers, Chirality & Drug Production

Reactions of Arenes, Electrophilic Substitution of Arenes, Location of Halogenation on Arenes, Directing Effects of Substituents on Arenes

Producing Halogenoarenes, Reactivity of Halogenoarenes

Alcohols & Acyl Chlorides

Producing Phenol, Reactions of Phenol, Acidity of Phenols, Nitration & Bromination of Phenol, Reactions of Other Phenolic Compounds

Producing Benzoic Acid, Reactions of Carboxylic Acids, Relative Acidities of Carboxylic Acids, Phenols & Alcohols, Relative Acidities of Chlorine-substituted Carboxylic Acids

Producing Esters

Acyl Chlorides, Addition-Elimination Reactions of Acyl Chlorides, Relative Ease of Hydrolysis

Producing Amines, Producing Amides, Basicity of Amines

Production & Reactions of Phenylamine, Relative Basicity of Ammonia, Ethylamine & Phenylamine, Azo Compounds

Reactions of Amides, Relative Basicity of Amides & Amines

Amino Acids, Peptide Bonds, Electrophoresis

Formation of Polyesters, Formation of Polyamides, Repeat Units & Monomers

Predicting & Deducing the Type of Polymerisation

Degradability of Polymers

Elucidating Organic Molecules, Multi-step Synthetic Routes, Analysis of Synthetic Routes

Thin-Layer Chromatography

Gas/Liquid Chromatography, Interpreting Rf Values in GL Chromatography

Interpreting & Explaining Carbon-13 NMR Spectroscopy, Predicting Carbon-13 NMR Spectra

Proton (1H) NMR Spectroscopy, Tetramethylsilane (TMS) & Deuterated Solvents