3 Amount of substance

OCR Chemistry A Checklist

Amount of substance excerpted CLP for 3.2

Specification Checklist
reference questions

Can you use the terms relative molecular mass, Mr, and relative formula
2.1.1 e
mass and their calculation from relative atomic masses?

Can you use the terms: empirical formula (the simplest whole number ratio
2.1.3 b i
of atoms of each element present in a compound)

Can you use the terms: molecular formula (the number and type of atoms
2.1.3 b ii
of each element in a molecule)?

Can you calculate empirical and molecular formulae, from composition by

2.1.3 c
mass or percentage compositions by mass and relative molecular mass?

Can you explain the terms anhydrous, hydrated and water of

2.1.3 d
crystallisation?

Can you calculate the formula of a hydrated salt from given percentage
2.1.3 d
composition, mass composition or based on experimental results?

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