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40 International
Chemistry Olympiad
Preparatory Problems
2008
Budapest, Hungary
,Preparatory problems for the 40th International Chemistry Olympiad
Editor: Gábor Magyarfalvi
ISBN 978-963-463-965-7
Copyright © 2008 by 40th International Chemistry Olympiad, Some rights reserved
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Eötvös Loránd University
Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A
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,40th International Chemistry Olympiad Preparatory Problems
Contents
Problem Authors 4
Preface 5
Constants and Formulae 6
Fields of Advanced Difficulty 7
Theoretical Problems 9
Practical Problems 42
Worked Solutions 50
Restructured Syllabus 98
Budapest, Hungary, 12-21 July 2008 3
, Problem Authors
Zoltán Fekete University of Szeged
Sarolta Igaz Okker Education Ltd.
Dávid Komáromy Eötvös Loránd University
András Kotschy Servier Research Institute
for Medicinal Chemistry, Budapest
György Kóczán Enzix LLC
Gábor Lente University of Debrecen
Gábor Magyarfalvi Eötvös Loránd University
Attila Nagy Eötvös Loránd University
István Pálinkó University of Szeged
András Stirling Chemical Research Center of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
László Túri Eötvös Loránd University
Judit Zádor Eötvös Loránd University, currently at Sandia
National Laboratories, USA
4
40 International
Chemistry Olympiad
Preparatory Problems
2008
Budapest, Hungary
,Preparatory problems for the 40th International Chemistry Olympiad
Editor: Gábor Magyarfalvi
ISBN 978-963-463-965-7
Copyright © 2008 by 40th International Chemistry Olympiad, Some rights reserved
This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. To view a copy of this
license, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to Creative Commons, 171 Second
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40th International Chemistry Olympiad
Institute of Chemistry
Eötvös Loránd University
Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A
H-1117 Budapest
Hungary
Phone: +36-1-372-29-10
Fax: +36-1-372-29-31
E-mail:
Web: www.icho.hu
2
,40th International Chemistry Olympiad Preparatory Problems
Contents
Problem Authors 4
Preface 5
Constants and Formulae 6
Fields of Advanced Difficulty 7
Theoretical Problems 9
Practical Problems 42
Worked Solutions 50
Restructured Syllabus 98
Budapest, Hungary, 12-21 July 2008 3
, Problem Authors
Zoltán Fekete University of Szeged
Sarolta Igaz Okker Education Ltd.
Dávid Komáromy Eötvös Loránd University
András Kotschy Servier Research Institute
for Medicinal Chemistry, Budapest
György Kóczán Enzix LLC
Gábor Lente University of Debrecen
Gábor Magyarfalvi Eötvös Loránd University
Attila Nagy Eötvös Loránd University
István Pálinkó University of Szeged
András Stirling Chemical Research Center of the
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
László Túri Eötvös Loránd University
Judit Zádor Eötvös Loránd University, currently at Sandia
National Laboratories, USA
4
