Chemistry 9701/32 May June 2008 | Cambridge AS Level Past Papers With Mark Scheme

1. Hydrolysis of magnesium chloride, aluminum chloride, and silicon tetrachloride with water, forming hydroxides and oxides.
2. Chloride ion titration in meat products with silver nitrate, involving mole calculations and writing ionic equations for sodium and potassium chlorides.
3. Iodination of benzene, enthalpy change for iodine formation, and oxidation state changes in iodine and nitrogen.
4. Nitrogen oxides catalyzing acid rain formation, explained with reaction mechanisms and equations.
5. Cu²⁺ electronic configuration, orbital splitting in transition metal complexes, and ammonia's effect on copper solution color.
6. Curcumin structure and functional group analysis, reactions with bromine and KMnO₄ for product identification.