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Summer (May/Jun) 2026Paper 4

Transition elements can form complex ions. (a) Define complex. [1] (b) Rhodium ions, $ Rh^{3+} $, form ten different octahedral complexes with chloride and ammonia ligands, including isomers. These complexes have the formula $ [\mathrm{Rh}(\mathrm{NH}_{3})_{x}\mathrm{Cl}_{y}]^{n}…

Winter (Oct/Nov) 2025Paper 4

(a) Define a transition element. [1] (b) The 3d orbitals in an isolated gaseous Cu²⁺ ion are degenerate. (i) Define the term degenerate. [1] (ii) Complete the electronic configuration of Cu²⁺. 1s² ..... [1] (c) (i) State the colours of the aqueous solutions for the two copper(II)…

Spring (Feb/Mar) 2024Paper 4

Ruthenium and osmium are transition metals below iron in Group 8 of the Periodic Table. (a) Two different complex ions, X and Y, can form when anhydrous RuCl_{3} reacts with water under certain conditions. X and Y have octahedral geometry. Aqueous samples of X and Y react separat…

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