EDEXCEL A LEVEL CHEMISTRY PAPER 2
2026 PREMIUM STUDY SHEET WITH
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉Potassium permanganate. Answer: A strong oxidising agent
containing manganese that is used to convert alcohols to aldehydes,
ketones or carboxylic acids (name)
◉KMnO4. Answer: A strong oxidising agent containing manganese
that is used to convert alcohols to aldehydes, ketones or carboxylic
acids (formula)
◉Potassium dichromate. Answer: A strong oxidising agent
containing chromium that is used to convert alcohols to aldehydes,
ketones or carboxylic acids (name)
◉K2Cr2O7. Answer: A strong oxidising agent containing chromium
that is used to convert alcohols to aldehydes, ketones or carboxylic
acids (formula)
◉Phenylamine. Answer:
, ◉Benzene carboxylic acid. Answer:
◉2,4,6-tribromophenol. Answer:
◉Bromobenzene. Answer:
◉2,4,6-trinitrophenol. Answer:
◉Ethanoyl chloride. Answer:
◉Methanoyl chloride. Answer:
◉Ethanoic acid skeletal formula. Answer:
◉PCl5. Answer: Chlorinating agent. Involves a nucleophilic
substitution reaction with, for example, an alcohol.
◉Cl2 (no UV light). Answer: Chlorinating agent. Addition reaction
with an alkene. A dihalogenoalkane is produced.
2026 PREMIUM STUDY SHEET WITH
DETAILED SOLUTIONS
◉Potassium permanganate. Answer: A strong oxidising agent
containing manganese that is used to convert alcohols to aldehydes,
ketones or carboxylic acids (name)
◉KMnO4. Answer: A strong oxidising agent containing manganese
that is used to convert alcohols to aldehydes, ketones or carboxylic
acids (formula)
◉Potassium dichromate. Answer: A strong oxidising agent
containing chromium that is used to convert alcohols to aldehydes,
ketones or carboxylic acids (name)
◉K2Cr2O7. Answer: A strong oxidising agent containing chromium
that is used to convert alcohols to aldehydes, ketones or carboxylic
acids (formula)
◉Phenylamine. Answer:
, ◉Benzene carboxylic acid. Answer:
◉2,4,6-tribromophenol. Answer:
◉Bromobenzene. Answer:
◉2,4,6-trinitrophenol. Answer:
◉Ethanoyl chloride. Answer:
◉Methanoyl chloride. Answer:
◉Ethanoic acid skeletal formula. Answer:
◉PCl5. Answer: Chlorinating agent. Involves a nucleophilic
substitution reaction with, for example, an alcohol.
◉Cl2 (no UV light). Answer: Chlorinating agent. Addition reaction
with an alkene. A dihalogenoalkane is produced.