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OCR A Chemistry A Level Paper
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Amount of substance equations - ANSWER ✔✔mass = mr x moles
mol = vol x conc
vol(gas) = mol x 24 (dm)
PV=nRT
(pressure, Pa, volume, m3, moles, -, 8.314, temp, k)
,Empirical formula - ANSWER ✔✔The simplest whole number ratio of
atoms of each element in a compound
Molecular formula - ANSWER ✔✔The number and type of atoms of
each element in a molecule
Anhydrous - ANSWER ✔✔Contains no water molecules
Hydrated - ANSWER ✔✔Crystalline compound containing water
molecules
Celsius to Kelvin - ANSWER ✔✔K=C+273
% yield and atom economy - ANSWER ✔✔% yield = (actual/
theoretical) x 100
atom economy = (desired products/all reactants) x 100
Cu2+ in aq solution - ANSWER ✔✔[Cu(H2O)6]2+
Pale blue
Fe2+ in aq solution - ANSWER ✔✔[Fe(H2O)6]2+
Pale green
Fe3+ in aq solution - ANSWER ✔✔[Fe(H2O)6]3+
, Yellow
Mn2+ in aq solution - ANSWER ✔✔[Mn(H2O)6]2+
Pale pink
Cr3+ in aq solution - ANSWER ✔✔[Cr(H2O)6]3+
Green
Cu2+ and NaOH (aq) - ANSWER ✔✔Initially:
[Cu(OH)2(H2O)4] (s)
Blue precipitate
Excess:
No change
Fe2+ and NaOH (aq) - ANSWER ✔✔Initially:
[Fe(OH)2(H2O)4] (s)
Green precipitate
Excess:
No change
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