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Pearson Edexcel IAL Chemistry 2.15 Configuration & chemical properties

Practise linking electronic configuration to chemical behaviour, including why isotopes of the same element react in the same way.

Syllabus
First assessment 2019
Course
Chemistry YCH11
Level
AS

Exam points

  • explain identical chemical reactions by referring to the same electronic configuration

2.15—Electronic configuration determines the chemical properties of an element question 1

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This question is about copper and its compounds.

A sample of copper contains the isotopes 63Cu{ }^{63} \mathrm{Cu} and 65Cu{ }^{65} \mathrm{Cu}.

State why the two isotopes of copper have the same chemical reactions.

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