ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry
6.3.1.3Chemical properties
Chemical properties in ZIMSEC A-Level Chemistry: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives
What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.
- 6.3.1.3.1Describe the chemical reactions of alkanes (combustion, substitution by chlorine), alkenes (addition of steam, hydrogen halides, halogens and hydrogen; oxidation by cold dilute and hot concentrated manganate(VII); polymerisation) and arenes (bromination, nitration, side-chain oxidation of methylbenzene).
- 6.3.1.3.2Predict whether halogenation of an arene occurs in the side chain or in the aromatic nucleus.
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Alkenes: preparation and reactions
50 min
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Reactions of benzene and methylbenzene
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The structure of benzene and naming aromatic compounds
45 min
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