This workbook has been written to assist students preparing to sit examinations for the current CCEA A2 level Chemistry specification. It contains practice questions of examination standard, with space provided for writing answers to mirror the feel of an actual paper. Marks are indicated beside each question. All questions were specially commissioned for this workbook, and are not from past papers. The book also contains an introductory section with tips and advice on examination technique.

A full mark scheme is available online: http://colourpointeducational.com/media/content/A2ChemistryAnswers.pdf

The authors, Alyn G McFarland and Nora Henry, are well-known Chemistry authors with many years’ teaching experience.

Covering the following units:

A2 1 Further Physical and Inorganic Chemistry

4.1 Lattice Enthalpy

4.2 Enthalpy, Entropy and Free Energy

4.3 Rates of Reaction

4.4 Equilibrium

4.5 Acid-Base Equilibria

4.6 Isomerism

4.7 Aldehydes and Ketones

4.8 Carboxylic Acids

4.9 Derivatives of Carboxylic Acids

4.10 Aromatic Chemistry

A2 2 Analytical, Transition Metals, Electrochemistry and Organic Nitrogen Chemistry

5.1 Mass Spectrometry

5.2 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

5.3 Volumetric Analysis

5.4 Chromatography

5.5 Transition Metals

5.6 Electrode Potentials

5.7 Amines

5.8 Amides

5.9 Amino Acids

5.10 Polymers

5.11 Chemistry in Medicine