Chemistry 9701/03 Oct Nov 2001 | Cambridge AS Level Past Papers With Mark Scheme

1. Hydrolysis of magnesium chloride, aluminum chloride, and silicon tetrachloride, producing hydroxides and oxides.
2. Chloride ion titration in meat products, including mole calculations and ionic equations for sodium and potassium chlorides.
3. Iodination of benzene, enthalpy change calculations for iodine formation, and oxidation state changes in iodine and nitrogen.
4. Nitrogen oxide catalysis in acid rain formation, with reaction mechanisms and chemical equations.
5. Cu²⁺ electronic configuration, orbital splitting in transition metal complexes, and ammonia’s effect on color.
6. Curcumin structure, functional group analysis, and reactions with bromine and KMnO₄ for identifying products.