Skip to main content

← back to the guide

OCR A-Level Chemistry A: Module 2 (Foundations in chemistry) overview quiz quiz

10questions. Pick an answer and you'll see why right away.

  1. What is the electron configuration of a copper atom (atomic number 29)?

  2. An element has isotopes of mass 69 (abundance 60.0%60.0\%) and mass 71 (abundance 40.0%40.0\%). What is its relative atomic mass?

  3. What is the oxidation number of nitrogen in the nitrate ion, NO3NO_3^-?

  4. Which statement correctly describes a dative (coordinate) covalent bond?

  5. What is the shape and bond angle of an ammonia molecule, NH3NH_3?

  6. Why does carbon dioxide have polar bonds but no overall dipole?

  7. A 25.0 cm325.0\ cm^3 sample of NaOH is neutralised by 20.0 cm320.0\ cm^3 of 0.150 mol dm30.150\ mol\ dm^{-3} HCl. What is the concentration of the NaOH?

  8. Which statement best describes the difference between a strong and a weak acid?

  9. In the reaction Cr2O72+14H++6Fe2+2Cr3++7H2O+6Fe3+Cr_2O_7^{2-} + 14H^+ + 6Fe^{2+} \rightarrow 2Cr^{3+} + 7H_2O + 6Fe^{3+}, which species is the oxidising agent?

  10. Which substance has a giant covalent (macromolecular) structure?