Leaving Cert Chemistry 2016

The 2016 Leaving Cert Chemistry exam paper and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2016 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 volumetric analysis, titration, ethanoic acid, standardisation · 50 marks
  • Q2 unsaturation test, organic identification, oxidation, melting point · 50 marks
  • Q3 rates of reaction, catalysis, hydrogen peroxide, hazard symbols · 50 marks
  • Q4 short-answer, atomic structure, bonding, mole calculations · 50 marks
  • Q5 hydrogen emission spectrum, atomic energy levels, flame test, electron configuration · 50 marks
  • Q6 oil refining, fractional distillation, heat of reaction, structural formulae · 50 marks
  • Q7 chemical equilibrium, le chatelier's principle, contact process, equilibrium constant · 50 marks
  • Q8 organic reactions, free radical mechanism, esters, reaction schemes · 50 marks
  • Q9 water analysis, biochemical oxygen demand, heavy metals, water hardness · 50 marks
  • Q10 acids and bases, ph, oxidation numbers, radioactivity · 50 marks
  • Q11 stoichiometry, limiting reactant, bonding and shape, ozone layer · 50 marks

Ordinary Level

Exam PaperMarking Scheme
What's in the 2016 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 hydrocarbons, ethene, ethyne, experimental · 50 marks
  • Q2 volumetric analysis, acid-base titration, concentration calculation, experimental · 50 marks
  • Q3 rates of reaction, catalysts, hydrogen peroxide, graphing · 50 marks
  • Q4 short answer, states of matter, atomic theory, gas laws, aromatic compounds · 50 marks
  • Q5 periodic table, atomic structure, atomic radius, electronegativity, bonding · 50 marks
  • Q6 hydrocarbons, fractional distillation, lpg, octane number · 50 marks
  • Q7 oxidation and reduction, electron transfer, reactivity, alkali metals · 50 marks
  • Q8 organic chemistry, structural formulae, iupac naming, reaction types · 50 marks
  • Q9 water treatment, water hardness, limewater, cloze · 50 marks
  • Q10 chromatography, acids and bases, ph, covalent bonding · 50 marks
  • Q11 chemical equilibrium, le chatelier, exothermic reactions, moles, polymers · 50 marks
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