Leaving Cert Chemistry: Oxidation–Reduction & Electrochemistry questions

Electron-transfer chemistry: oxidation and reduction, oxidation numbers, the electrochemical series, electrolysis, corrosion, and the electrochemical extraction of metals.

37 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.

Oxidation–Reduction & Electrochemistry question pack

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2025 · 1 question

Paper 1 · Q1150 marks

water analysis, thermochemistry, radioactivity, nitrogen cycle

2024 · 2 questions

Paper 1 · Q1050 marks

radioactivity, stoichiometry

Paper 1 · Q1150 marks

bonding, organic functional groups, water hardness, ozone depletion

2023 · 1 question

Paper 1 · Q1150 marks

gas laws, reaction kinetics

2022 · 1 question

Q1150 marks

catalysis

2021 · 1 question

Q350 marks

flame tests

Show 5 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 3 questions

Q250 marks

organic synthesis, recrystallisation, yield calculation

Q1050 marks

sewage treatment, mole calculations

Q1150 marks

hydrogen bonding, electronegativity, empirical formula

2019 · 1 question

Q250 marks

organic preparation, dehydration, yield calculation

2018 · 1 question

Q450 marks

short-answer, atomic structure, bonding

2016 · 2 questions

Q250 marks

unsaturation test, organic identification, melting point

Q1050 marks

acids and bases, ph, radioactivity

2015 · 2 questions

Q250 marks

organic oxidation, recrystallisation, yield calculation

Q1050 marks

unsaturation, benzene structure, mole calculations

Oxidation–Reduction & Electrochemistry question pack

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2024 · 2 questions

Paper 1 · Q450 marks

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

Paper 1 · Q1150 marks

atomic theory, periodic table, gas laws, chromatography, industrial chemistry

2023 · 1 question

Q1050 marks

ionic bonding, stoichiometry

2022 · 3 questions

Q150 marks

organic chemistry, unsaturation

Q850 marks

organic chemistry, fermentation

Q950 marks

flame tests

2021 · 1 question

Q1050 marks

atomic theory, stoichiometry

Show 6 earlier years (2015 to 2020)

2020 · 2 questions

Q450 marks

short answer, periodic table, flame tests, chromatography

Q950 marks

electron configuration, ionic substances, reactivity

2019 · 3 questions

Q450 marks

short answer, atomic theory, gas laws, water hardness

Q850 marks

alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids, molecular shape

Q1150 marks

atomic structure, isotopes, avogadro constant, nitrogen cycle

2018 · 3 questions

Q450 marks

short answer, periodic table, ph, empirical formula

Q950 marks

flame tests, qualitative analysis, reactivity

Q1150 marks

states of matter, chemical equilibrium, le chatelier, industrial chemistry

2017 · 3 questions

Q450 marks

short answer, atomic structure, gas laws

Q850 marks

alcohols, aldehydes, carboxylic acids

Q1150 marks

chemical equilibrium, le chatelier, ph, atmospheric chemistry

2016 · 1 question

Q750 marks

reactivity, alkali metals

2015 · 2 questions

Q850 marks

organic reactions, alkenes, unsaturation, alcohols

Q1150 marks

chemical equilibrium, haber process, industrial chemistry

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