plumiGeneral principles: Edexcel International A Level Chemistry questions
Every Edexcel International A Level Chemistry exam question on 10A General principles (specification points 10.1–10.5), 2019–2025, with its mark scheme and examiner’s report.
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All 12 questions on General principles, as a list
- June 2025, Unit 5, Q20(a)(ii) (1 mark): State the type of reaction taking place in Step X. (1)
- January 2025, AS Unit 2, Q1 (1 mark): An alcohol can be attacked by a nucleophile because A the C O bond is weak B the C O bond is polar C the O H bond can form hydrogen bonds D the O H bond is pola
- October 2024, Unit 4, Q3(b) (1 mark): Nandrolone is broken down in the body into the compound shown. O HO position 2 position 1 What reactions have taken place to form the new bonds at position 1 an
- October 2022, AS Unit 2, Q23(b) (2 marks): Titanium(IV) chloride is a liquid that reacts violently with water, producing white smoke. This reaction has been used to produce naval smoke screens to hide sh
- June 2022, AS Unit 1, Q14 (1 mark): Heterolytic fission produces A free radicals only B ions only C free radicals and positive ions only D free radicals and negative ions only Use this space for a
- June 2022, AS Unit 2, Q12 (1 mark): The structure of ethylamine is shown. H H δ+ δ− H C C NH2 H H What type of reagent will attack the Cδ+ atom? A electrophile B free radical C nucleophile D oxidi
- October 2021, AS Unit 2, Q7(a) (1 mark): How should the reaction shown be classified? (1) A addition B oxidation C polymerisation D substitution
- October 2021, AS Unit 2, Q7(b) (1 mark): How should the reaction shown be classified? (1) OH O A addition B oxidation C reduction D substitution Use this space for any rough working. Anything you write
- October 2021, Unit 5, Q21(a) (1 mark): The equation shows the reaction between a free radical T• and curcumin (shown by a simplified structure). O O X X TH + H T O O curcumin Complete the left‑hand s
- June 2019, AS Unit 1, Q17 (1 mark): What type of bond breaking occurs in this process? H2O o H+ + OH− A electrophilic B heterolytic C homolytic D ionic Use this space for any rough working. Anythi
- June 2019, AS Unit 2, Q13 (1 mark): Which of these species is not a nucleophile? + A NH4 B CN− C H2O D CH3NH2 Use this space for any rough working. Anything you write in this space will gain no cr
- January 2019, AS Unit 1, Q14 (1 mark): What is the total number of structural isomers with the molecular formula C6H14? A 4 B 5 C 6 D 7
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