AQA GCSE Chemistry Chemistry Paper 1 (Foundation), November 2021

Every question from AQA GCSE Chemistry Chemistry Paper 1 (Foundation), November 2021 (8462): 10 questions, 100 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.

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  1. Question 1 10 marks

    Identify substances, elements, and Group 0 properties, determine an empirical formula from a lattice, and calculate the surface area and surface area to volume ratio of cubic nanoparticles.

    Chemistry · C1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table · C2: Bonding, Structure and the Properties of Matter

  2. Question 2 8 marks

    Evaluate different battery types, determine cell voltages based on metal reactivity, and complete the reaction equation for a hydrogen fuel cell.

    Chemistry · C5: Energy Changes

  3. Question 3 12 marks

    Identify properties, trends, and reactions of Group 1 alkali metals with water, and complete dot-and-cross diagrams for the formation of sodium fluoride.

    Chemistry · C1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table · C2: Bonding, Structure and the Properties of Matter · C4: Chemical Changes

  4. Question 4 9 marks

    Investigate the reactivity of metals with hydrochloric acid using temperature change data and an exothermic reaction profile diagram.

    Chemistry · Required Practicals · C4: Chemical Changes · C5: Energy Changes · Required Practicals · C3: Quantitative Chemistry

  5. Question 5 10 marks

    Identify acid-base properties, balance a neutralisation equation, and describe the method to carry out an acid-alkali titration using given equipment.

    Chemistry · Required Practicals · C4: Chemical Changes · Required Practicals

  6. Question 6 9 marks

    Investigate the reaction of copper carbonate with acid by measuring gas volume, calculating graph gradient, and preparing copper chloride crystals.

    Chemistry · Required Practicals · C4: Chemical Changes · Required Practicals

  7. Question 7 12 marks

    Investigate the electrolysis of aqueous silver nitrate, graph the mass of silver produced over time, predict observations for aqueous solutions, and identify products of molten electrolysis.

    Chemistry · Required Practicals · C1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table · C4: Chemical Changes · Required Practicals

  8. Question 8 11 marks

    Answer questions about fullerenes, deduce the displayed and molecular formulas of propanone, and explain the physical properties of graphite based on its structure and bonding.

    Chemistry · C2: Bonding, Structure and the Properties of Matter

  9. Question 9 9 marks

    Define isotopes, calculate the relative atomic mass of gallium from isotopic abundances, deduce electron and neutron numbers, identify the gallium ion formula, and explain why gallium's discovery supported Mendeleev's periodic table.

    Chemistry · C1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table · C2: Bonding, Structure and the Properties of Matter

  10. Question 10 10 marks

    Calculate the relative atomic mass and identify an unknown element, calculate the percentage atom economy of tin extraction, and evaluate three methods for extracting tungsten.

    Chemistry · C1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table · C3: Quantitative Chemistry · C4: Chemical Changes

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