Leaving Cert Chemistry: Atomic Theory & the Periodic Table questions

The building blocks of matter: the historical development of atomic theory, sub-atomic particles, isotopes and relative atomic mass, electronic structure, periodic trends, and radioactivity.

67 past Chemistry questions on this topic, spanning 2015 to 2025, grouped by year. Every question opens on the exact page of the official paper, with its marking scheme beside it.

Atomic Theory & the Periodic Table question pack

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2025 · 2 questions

Paper 1 · Q1150 marks

water analysis, thermochemistry, nitrogen cycle, electrolysis

2024 · 2 questions

Paper 1 · Q1050 marks

oxidation numbers, stoichiometry, rusting

2023 · 2 questions

Paper 1 · Q550 marks

electronegativity

Paper 1 · Q1050 marks

aromatic chemistry, stoichiometry

2022 · 2 questions

2021 · 4 questions

Q350 marks

oxidising agents, displacement reactions

Q450 marks

bonding, short answer

Q1150 marks

organic chemistry, environmental chemistry

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 2 questions

Q450 marks

short-answer, bonding, gas laws

2019 · 3 questions

Q450 marks

short-answer, bonding, mole calculations

Q1050 marks

free radicals, reaction mechanisms, mole calculations

2018 · 3 questions

Q450 marks

short-answer, bonding, oxidation numbers

Q1050 marks

benzene, delocalisation, mole calculations

2017 · 3 questions

Q450 marks

short-answer, bonding

Q1050 marks

relative molecular mass, gas laws, addition reactions

2016 · 3 questions

Q450 marks

short-answer, bonding, mole calculations

Q1050 marks

acids and bases, ph, oxidation numbers

2015 · 3 questions

Q450 marks

short-answer, bonding, mole calculations

Q1150 marks

electronegativity, chemical equilibrium, greenhouse effect

Atomic Theory & the Periodic Table question pack

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2025 · 4 questions

Paper 1 · Q450 marks

short questions, general knowledge, organic chemistry

Paper 1 · Q750 marks

acids and bases, ph, balancing equations

Paper 1 · Q1150 marks

bonding, equilibrium, carbon cycle

2024 · 5 questions

Paper 1 · Q350 marks

qualitative analysis, anion identification, experimental

Paper 1 · Q450 marks

short answer, ionic bonding, hazards, carboxylic acids, diffusion, oxidation, aromatic compounds, x-ray crystallography

Paper 1 · Q550 marks

electronegativity, covalent bonding, molecular shape

Paper 1 · Q1050 marks

empirical formula, molecular formula, chemical equilibrium, le chatelier

Paper 1 · Q1150 marks

gas laws, chromatography, industrial chemistry, alloys

2023 · 1 question

2022 · 4 questions

Q450 marks

general chemistry, stoichiometry

Q550 marks

chemical bonding, electronegativity

Q950 marks

redox reactions, electrochemical series

Q1050 marks

chemical equilibrium, stoichiometry

2021 · 4 questions

Q450 marks

general chemistry, environmental chemistry

Q550 marks

chemical bonding, electronegativity

Q1050 marks

electrolysis, stoichiometry

Q1150 marks

equilibrium, industrial chemistry

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 3 questions

Q450 marks

short answer, electrolysis, chromatography

Q950 marks

oxidation and reduction, ionic substances

2019 · 4 questions

Q350 marks

dissolved solids, chloride test, experimental

Q450 marks

short answer, gas laws, redox, water hardness

Q550 marks

electronegativity, bonding

Q1150 marks

avogadro constant, nitrogen cycle, corrosion

2018 · 3 questions

Q450 marks

short answer, electrolysis, ph, empirical formula

Q950 marks

oxidation and reduction, qualitative analysis

Q1050 marks

acids and bases, mole calculations

2017 · 3 questions

Q450 marks

short answer, oxidation, gas laws

Q750 marks

ionic bonding, qualitative analysis, anion identification

2016 · 3 questions

Q450 marks

short answer, states of matter, gas laws, aromatic compounds

Q550 marks

electronegativity, bonding

Q750 marks

oxidation and reduction, electron transfer

2015 · 4 questions

Q350 marks

water analysis, nitrate test, suspended and dissolved solids

Q450 marks

short answer, covalent bonding, greenhouse gases

Q550 marks

ions, ionic bonding, electronegativity

Q1050 marks

thermochemistry, the mole

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