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CH12 - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY OF TRANSITION ELEMENTS

(a) Explain what is meant by the term transition element.................................................................................................

2009 Summer

Theory

CH12 - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY OF TRANSITION ELEMENTS

One major difference between the properties of compounds of the transition elements and those of other compounds is that the compounds of the transiti...

2009 Winter

Theory

CH12 - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY OF TRANSITION ELEMENTS

Apart from its catalytic activity, state two properties of iron or its compounds that show that it is a transition element...............................

2009 Winter

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CH12 - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY OF TRANSITION ELEMENTS

(a) Put the following items in order of increasing size. Use the number 1 to indicate the smallest and 3 to indicate the largest.length of DNA molecul...

2009 Winter

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CH12 - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY OF TRANSITION ELEMENTS

(a) Describe three characteristic chemical properties of transition elements that are not shown by Group II elements.....................................

2010 Summer

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CH12 - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY OF TRANSITION ELEMENTS

(a) Complete the electronic structures of the Cr^{3+} and Mn^{2+} ions.Cr^{3+} \ 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 \ ...........Mn^{2+} \ 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 \ ...........(b)...

2010 Summer

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CH12 - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY OF TRANSITION ELEMENTS

(a) Complete the electronic structures of the $\text{Cr}^{3+}$ and $\text{Mn}^{2+}$ ions.\text{Cr}^{3+} \quad 1s^2 2s^2 2p^6 \text{................}\t...

2010 Summer

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CH12 - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY OF TRANSITION ELEMENTS

(a) (i) What is meant by the term ligand in the context of transition element chemistry?.................................................................

2010 Winter

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CH12 - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY OF TRANSITION ELEMENTS

(a) (i) What is meant by the term ligand in the context of transition element chemistry? ................................................................

2010 Winter

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CH12 - AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CHEMISTRY OF TRANSITION ELEMENTS

(a) Explain why complexes of transition elements are often coloured. ....................................................................................

2010 Winter

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CH2 - ATOMIC STRUCTURE

(a) Complete the table to show the composition and identity of some atoms and ions.[Table]name of element | nucleon number | atomic number | number of...

2016 Summer

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CH4 - STATES OF MATTER

D, E, F, and G are four consecutive elements in the fourth period of the Periodic Table. (The letters are not the actual symbols of the elements.)D is...

2016 Summer

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CH10 - GROUP 2

The elements in Group 2, and their compounds, show many similarities and trends in their properties.(a) Magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium all r...

2016 Summer

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CH14 - AN INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

This question is about molecules with molecular formula $C_4H_8$.(a) Give the structures of a pair of **positional** isomers with the formula $C_4H_8$...

2016 Summer

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CH22 - ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES

(a) Complete the diagram to show the mechanism of reaction 1. Include all necessary charges, partial charges, lone pairs and curly arrows.H3C—C—Br...

2016 Summer

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CH2 - ATOMIC STRUCTURE

(a) Complete the table to show the composition and identity of some atoms and ions.[Table_1]name of element | nucleon number | atomic number | number ...

2016 Summer

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CH5 - CHEMICAL ENERGETICS

The elements in Group 17, the halogens, and their compounds, show many similarities and trends in their properties. Some data are given for the elemen...

2016 Summer

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CH6 - ELECTROCHEMISTRY

Acidified potassium dichromate(VI) can oxidise ethanedioic acid, $H_2C_2O_4$. The relevant half-equations are shown. $$Cr_2O_7^{2-} + 14H^+ + 6e^- \r...

2016 Summer

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CH22 - ANALYTICAL TECHNIQUES

This question is about molecules with molecular formula $C_4H_8O_2$.(a) Give the structural formulae of the pair of extbf{chain} isomers with the for...

2016 Summer

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CH17 - HYDROXY COMPOUNDS

A reaction sequence based on propan-1-ol is shown. (a) Reactions 1 and 2 can both be carried out using the same reagents. (i) Identify suitable rea...

2016 Summer