AS & A Level Chemistry (9701) — May–June 2025, Paper 23

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Question 1 · 10 marks · Atomic structure: electronic configuration; atomic orbitals

(i) Give the full electronic configuration of a fluorine atom. (ii) Deduce the number of pairs of electrons in the second energy shell, n = 2, of an oxygen atom. (iii) Draw the…

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Question 2 · 8 marks · Periodicity: oxides of Period 3 elements

A Period 3 oxide produces a solution with a pH greater than 10 when it is added to water. State the formula of the oxide.

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Question 3 · 7 marks · Organic chemistry: crude oil; cracking; atmospheric pollution

Different hydrocarbon mixtures produced from fractional distillation of crude oil have different uses. (i) State the compound that is heated with long-chain hydrocarbons to…

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Question 4 · 12 marks · Reaction kinetics: rate from concentration–time graph; stoichiometry

(i) Use Fig. 4.1 to find the average rate of change of concentration of HCl(aq) in this reaction between 0–100 seconds and between 400–500 seconds. Include units in your answers.…

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Question 5 · 14 marks · Organic chemistry: empirical formula; reactions of carboxylic acids and alkenes

(i) Deduce the empirical formula of W (CH2=C(CH3)COOH, molecular formula C4H6O2). (ii) Two different reagents are each added to separate samples of W as shown in Table 5.1.…

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Question 6 · 10 marks · Organic chemistry: electrophilic addition; halogens in water

HOCl reacts with CH2=CH2 to produce HOCH2CH2Cl in an electrophilic addition reaction. (i) Define addition reaction. (ii) Describe how Cl2 is used to produce HOCl. (iii) State one…

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