AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy Chemistry Paper 1 (Foundation), 2020

Every question from AQA GCSE Combined Science: Trilogy Chemistry Paper 1 (Foundation), 2020: 8 questions, 70 marks, each with its mark scheme and topic.

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  1. Question 1 9 marks

    Answer a set of short questions about acids, bases, salts, ions, reaction rate, filtration and crystallisation in the context of copper oxide reacting with acid.

    Chemistry · C4: Chemical Changes · C6: The Rate and Extent of Chemical Change · C8: Chemical Analysis

  2. Question 2 11 marks

    Investigate temperature change when different metals are added to copper sulfate solution, interpret a thermometer reading and reactivity series, and calculate a scaled mass from concentration data.

    Chemistry · C4: Chemical Changes · C3: Quantitative Chemistry

  3. Question 3 8 marks

    Answer questions on alpha particle scattering, Group 7 elements, chlorine reaction mass, and calculate the relative formula mass of gold chloride.

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

  4. Question 4 8 marks

    Answer questions about the proportion, properties and structure of sodium chloride and metals in the periodic table, including balancing an equation and explaining conductivity.

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

  5. Question 5 11 marks

    Answer questions about the periodic table, including early ordering by atomic weight, Mendeleev’s placement of iodine, melting points of Group 1 metals, electron transfer in lithium chloride, and why potassium is more reactive than lithium.

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

  6. Question 6 9 marks

    Answer questions about the extraction of aluminium, including atomic structure, reduction, electrode wear in electrolysis, and charge carriers in graphite, molten electrolyte, and metal wire.

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

  7. Question 7 8 marks

    Answer questions on covalent bonding, intermolecular forces, the molecular formula of a displayed molecule, and the structure and properties of diamond and other giant covalent substances.

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

  8. Question 8 6 marks

    Plan a method to test whether equal masses of different metal carbonates produce the same mass of carbon dioxide when heated.

    Chemistry · C4: Chemical Changes

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