2.2 Bonding and Structure QP

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Q1.
This question is about Group 1 elements.
(a) Give two observations you could make when a small piece of potassium is
added to water.
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(b) Complete the equation for the reaction of potassium with water.
You should balance the equation.
K + H 2O → +
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(c) Explain why the reactivity of elements changes going down Group 1.
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Sodium reacts with oxygen to produce the ionic compound sodium oxide.
Oxygen is a Group 6 element.
(d) Draw a dot and cross diagram to show what happens when atoms of
sodium and oxygen react to produce sodium oxide.
Diagram
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(e) Why is oxygen described as being reduced in the reaction between sodium
and oxygen?
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(f) Explain why sodium oxide has a high melting point.
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(Total 16 marks)
Q2.
This question is about metals.
(a) The table below shows information about four substances.
Does it conduct Does it conduct

Melting Boiling
Substance electricity in the electricity in the
point in °C point in °C
solid state? liquid state?
A –117 79 No No
B 801 1413 No Yes
C 1535 2750 Yes Yes
D 1610 2230 No No
Which substance could be a metal?
Tick (✓) one box.
A B C D
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(b) Explain why alloys are harder than pure metals.
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(c) A student wants to compare the reactivity of an unknown metal, Q, with that
of zinc.
Both metals are more reactive than silver.
The student is provided with:

• silver nitrate solution
• metal Q powder
• zinc powder
• a thermometer
• normal laboratory equipment.
No other chemicals are available.
Describe a method the student could use to compare the reactivity of metal
Q with that of zinc.
Your method should give valid results.
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(Total 8 marks)
Q3.
This question is about substances used to make windows and window frames.
Figure 1 shows a window.
Figure 1
(a) Glass is made by heating sand with two other materials.
Which two other materials are used to make glass?
Tick (✓) two boxes.
Clay
Graphite
Limestone
Sodium carbonate
Sodium hydroxide
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Window frames need to be:

• easy to install
• resistant to damage.
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The polymers poly(chloroethene) and HDPE are used to make window frames.
Table 1 shows information about poly(chloroethene) and HDPE.
Table 1
Property Poly(chloroethene) HDPE
Density in g/cm3 1.4 0.92
Relative strength 72 25
(b) Suggest one advantage of using poly(chloroethene) compared with HDPE

to make window frames.
Give one reason for your answer.
Use Table 1.
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(c) Suggest one advantage of using HDPE compared with poly(chloroethene)

to make window frames.
Use Table 1.
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(d) Figure 2 shows the displayed structural formula of poly(chloroethene).
Figure 2
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Which monomer is used to make poly(chloroethene)?
Tick (✓) one box.
(1)
(e) Chlorine gas is used to produce poly(chloroethene).
Describe a test to identify chlorine gas.
Give the result of the test.
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(f) Wood can be used instead of polymers to make window frames.
• Polymers are unreactive.

• Polymers are produced from crude oil.
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• Wood breaks down in wet conditions.

• Wood is produced from trees.
Suggest one advantage of using polymers and one advantage of using

wood to make window frames.
Advantage of
polymers ________________________________________________
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wood ___________________________________________________
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Window frames can also be made from an alloy of aluminium.
(g) 6.00 kg of the alloy is used to make a window frame.
Table 2 shows the mass of each element in 6.00 kg of the alloy.
Table 2
Element Mass in kg
Aluminium 5.94
Magnesium 0.04
Silicon 0.02
Calculate the percentage of aluminium in 6.00 kg of the alloy.
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Percentage of aluminium = _______________%

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(h) Why is an alloy used instead of pure aluminium to make window frames?
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Q4.
This question is about the elements in Group 7 of the periodic table.
Table 1 shows the melting points and boiling points of some of the elements.
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Table 1
Element Melting point in °C Boiling point in °C
Fluorine –220 –188
Chlorine –101 –35
Bromine –7 59
(a) What is the state of bromine at 100 °C?
Use Table 1.
Tick (✓) one box.
Gas
Liquid
Solid
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(b) What temperature does chlorine gas condense at to form a liquid?
Use Table 1.
Temperature = _______________ °C
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(c) Complete the sentences.
Going down Group 7 the melting points _______________ .
This is because the size of the molecules increases so the intermolecular

forces
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(2)
A teacher investigated the reaction of iron with chlorine.
The diagram below shows the apparatus used.
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(d) Why did the teacher do the investigation in a fume cupboard?
Tick (✓) one box.
Chlorine gas is coloured.
Chlorine gas is flammable.
Chlorine gas is toxic.
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(e) The word equation for the reaction is:
iron + chlorine → iron chloride
Iron chloride is a solid.
The teacher weighed the glass tube and contents:

• before the reaction
• after the reaction.
What happened to the mass of the glass tube and contents during the
reaction?
The mass of the glass tube and contents

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Reason
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The teacher repeated the investigation with bromine gas and with iodine gas.
Table 2 shows the results.
Table 2
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Element Observation
Chlorine Iron burns vigorously with an orange glow
Bromine Iron burns with an orange glow
Iodine Iron slowly turns darker
(f) Fluorine is above chlorine in Group 7.
Predict what you would observe when fluorine gas reacts with iron.
Use Table 2.
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(g) Balance the equation for the reaction between iron and bromine.
2Fe + _____ Br2 → 2 FeBr3

(1)
(h) Calculate the relative formula mass (Mr) of FeBr3
Relative atomic masses (Ar): Fe = 56 Br = 80
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Relative formula mass (Mr) = _______________

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Q5.
This question is about aluminium.
(a) Aluminium is a metal.
Draw one line from each property of aluminium to the correct reason for
that property.
Property Reason
Aluminium has delocalised electrons
Conducts
Aluminium has layers of atoms which can slide
electricity
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Aluminium has strong metallic bonds
High melting
Aluminium has weak intermolecular forces
point
Aluminium has a random arrangement of atoms

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(b) Aluminium can be used to make alloys.
What is meant by an ‘alloy’?
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Aluminium is extracted from bauxite.
Bauxite is a mixture which contains aluminium oxide.
(c) Bauxite contains between 15% and 25% aluminium.
Aluminium oxide always contains 53% aluminium.
How does this show that bauxite is a mixture and not a compound?
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(d) The waste material from the bauxite is stored in lakes of mud.
The lakes of mud are held in place by dams.
The image below shows one of these lakes.
Suggest two possible problems with storing the waste material in lakes of
mud.
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(2)
Aluminium is extracted by electrolysis.
The aluminium oxide is mixed with cryolite and melted.
The mixture is then electrolysed.
(e) The formula of cryolite is Na3AlF6
Give the total number of atoms in the formula.
Number of atoms = _______________

(1)
(f) What is the reason for adding cryolite to the aluminium oxide?
Tick (✓) one box.
To increase the amount of aluminium extracted
To lower the melting point of the mixture
To reduce the amount of aluminium oxide needed
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(g) Complete the sentences.
Choose answers from the box.
aluminium carbon fluorine

oxygen sodium
When the molten aluminium oxide and cryolite mixture is electrolysed the
product at
the positive electrode is _______________.
This product reacts with the positive electrode because the positive
electrode is
made of _______________.
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(h) A sample of bauxite contains 25% aluminium.
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Calculate the maximum mass of aluminium that can be extracted from 300
000 kg of the sample of bauxite.
Give your answer in standard form.
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Maximum mass (in standard form) = _______________ kg

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(Total 13 marks)
Q6.
This question is about structure and bonding.
(a) Which two substances have intermolecular forces between particles?
Diamond
Magnesium
Poly(ethene)
Sodium chloride
Water
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(b) The table below shows the structures of three compounds.
Compound Structure
Carbon dioxide
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Magnesium
oxide
Silicon dioxide
Compare the structure and bonding of the three compounds:

• carbon dioxide
• magnesium oxide
• silicon dioxide.
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Q7.
This question is about the halogens.
Table 1 shows the melting points and boiling points of some halogens.
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Table 1
Element Melting point in °C Boiling point in °C
Fluorine –220 –188
Chlorine –101 –35
Bromine –7 59
(a) What is the state of bromine at 0 °C and at 100 °C?
Tick (✓) one box.
State at 0 °C State at 100 °C
Gas Gas
Gas Liquid
Liquid Gas
Liquid Liquid
Solid Gas
Solid Liquid
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(b) Explain the trend in boiling points of the halogens shown in Table 1.
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(c) Why is it not correct to say that the boiling point of a single bromine
molecule is 59 °C?
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Iron reacts with each of the halogens in their gaseous form.
The diagram below shows the apparatus used.
(d) Give one reason why this experiment should be done in a fume cupboard.
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(e) Explain why the reactivity of the halogens decreases going down the
group.
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(f) A teacher investigated the reaction of iron with chlorine using the apparatus
in the above diagram.
The word equation for the reaction is:
iron + chlorine → iron chloride
The teacher weighed:

• the glass tube
• the glass tube and iron before the reaction
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• the glass tube and iron chloride after the reaction.
Table 2 shows the teacher’s results.
Table 2
Mass in g
Glass tube 51.56
Glass tube and iron 56.04
Glass tube and iron chloride 64.56
Calculate the simplest whole number ratio of:
moles of iron atoms : moles of chlorine atoms
Determine the balanced equation for the reaction.
Relative atomic masses (Ar): Cl = 35.5 Fe = 56
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Moles of iron atoms : moles of chlorine atoms = __________ : __________
Equation for the reaction

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(Total 16 marks)
Q8.
This question is about alloys.
Bronze and brass are both alloys which contain copper.
(a) Bronze is an alloy of copper and one other metal.
What is the other metal in bronze?
Tick (✓) one box.
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Aluminium
Tin
Zinc
(1)
(b) Give one use of brass.
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Alloys of gold are used to make jewellery.
(c) The proportion of gold in an alloy is measured in carats:

• pure gold is 24 carat
• 50% gold is 12 carat.
The table below shows information about two gold rings, A and B.
A and B contain only gold and silver.
Complete below the table below.
Mass of metal in grams

Gold ring Carat
gold silver
A 7 7
B 18 9
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(d) Suggest two reasons why alloys of gold are used instead of pure gold to
make jewellery.
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(2)
Steels are alloys of iron.
(e) Spoons are made of stainless steel.
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Spoons:
• are washed after use
• must not wear away quickly.
Suggest one reason why stainless steel is suitable for making spoons.
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(f) Steel horseshoes are shaped to fit the feet of horses.
Which type of steel is most easily shaped into horseshoes?
Tick (✓) one box.
High carbon steel
Low carbon steel
Stainless steel
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(Total 8 marks)
Q9.
This question is about materials used to make plates.
Plates are made from ceramics, paper or poly(propene).
(a) Paper plates are biodegradable and recyclable.
Which stage of a life cycle assessment (LCA) would contain this

information?
Tick (✓) one box.
Disposal at the end of useful life
Extracting and processing raw materials
Manufacturing and packaging
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Use and operation during lifetime
(1)
(b) Which two processes are used to make ceramic plates?
Forming a composite
Galvanising with zinc
Heating in a furnace
Melting sand and boron trioxide
Shaping wet clay
(2)
Poly(propene) is produced from an alkene.
The name for very large molecules such as poly(propene) is

_______________.
The name of the alkene used to produce poly(propene) is

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(2)
(d) The alkene needed to make poly(propene) is produced from crude oil.
Which two processes are used to produce this alkene from crude oil?
Chromatography
Cracking
Fermentation
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Fractional distillation
Quarrying
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(e) What type of bond joins the atoms in a molecule of poly(propene)?
Tick (✓) one box.
Covalent
Ionic
Metallic
(1)
The table below shows information about two polymers used to make plates.
Effect of heating the

Polymer
polymer
A does not melt
B melts at 50 °C
(f) What type of polymer is polymer A?
Use the table above.
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(g) Why does polymer A behave differently to polymer B when heated?
You should refer to crosslinks in your answer.
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(Total 10 marks)
Q10.
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This question is about ammonia, NH3
(a) Complete the dot and cross diagram for the ammonia molecule shown in
Figure 1.
Show only the electrons in the outer shell of each atom.
Figure 1
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(b) Give one limitation of using a dot and cross diagram to represent an
ammonia molecule.
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(c) Explain why ammonia has a low boiling point.
You should refer to structure and bonding in your answer.
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Ammonia reacts with oxygen in the presence of a metal oxide catalyst to

produce nitrogen and water.
(d) Which metal oxide is most likely to be a catalyst for this reaction?
Tick (✓) one box.
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CaO
Cr2O3
MgO
Na2O
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Figure 2 shows the displayed formula equation for the reaction.
Figure 2
The table shows some bond energies.
Bond
Bond energy in
391 498 945 464
kJ/mol
(e) Calculate the overall energy change for the reaction.
Use Figure 2 and the table.
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Overall energy change = ________________________ kJ/mol

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(f) Explain why the reaction between ammonia and oxygen is exothermic.
Use values from your calculation in part (e).
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(g) Figure 3 shows the reaction profile for the reaction between ammonia and
oxygen.
Complete Figure 3 by labelling the:
• activation energy
• overall energy change.
Figure 3
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(Total 14 marks)
Q11.
This question is about mixtures.
(a) Substances are separated from a mixture using different methods.
Draw one line from each substance and mixture to the best method of
separation.
Substance and mixture Method of separation
Chromatography
Ethanol from ethanol and

Crystallisation
water
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Salt from sea water Electrolysis
The different colours in

Filtration
black ink
Fractional distillation
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(b) A student filters a mixture.
Figure 1 shows the apparatus.
Figure 1
Suggest one improvement to the apparatus.
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Choose answers from the box.
condense evaporate freeze melt solidify
In simple distillation, the mixture is heated to make the liquid

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The vapour is then cooled to make it _________________ .

(2)
Figure 2 shows the arrangement of atoms in a pure metal and in a mixture of

metals.
Figure 2
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(d) Calculate the percentage of metal B atoms in the mixture of metals shown
in Figure 2.
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Percentage of metal B atoms = __________________ %

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(e) What is a mixture of metals called?
Tick one box.
An alloy
A compound
A molecule
A polymer
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(f) Why is the mixture of metals in Figure 2 harder than the pure metal?
Tick one box.
The atoms in the mixture are different shapes.
The layers in the mixture are distorted.
The layers in the mixture slide more easily.
The mixture has a giant structure.
(1)
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(g) A nanoparticle of pure metal A is a cube.
Each side of the cube has a length of 20 nm.
Figure 3 shows the cube.
Figure 3
What is the volume of the nanoparticle?
Tick one box.
20 nm3
60 nm3
400 nm3
8000 nm3
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(Total 11 marks)
Q12.
This question is about Group 7 elements.
Chlorine is more reactive than iodine.
(a) Name the products formed when chlorine solution reacts with potassium
iodide solution.
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(b) Explain why chlorine is more reactive than iodine.
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(c) Chlorine reacts with hydrogen to form hydrogen chloride.
Explain why hydrogen chloride is a gas at room temperature.
Answer in terms of structure and bonding.
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(d) Bromine reacts with methane in sunlight.
The diagram below shows the displayed formulae for the reaction of
bromine with methane.
The table below shows the bond energies and the overall energy change in
the reaction.
Overall
C—H Br—Br C—Br H—Br energy
change
Energy in
412 193 X 366 −51
kJ/mol
Calculate the bond energy X for the C—Br bond.
Use the diagram and the table above.
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Bond energy X = _______________ kJ/mol

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Q13.
This question is about alloys of copper.
(a) Complete the sentence.
Choose the answer from the box.
aluminium iron magnesium tin
Bronze is an alloy of copper and ____________________.

(1)
Brass is an alloy of copper and zinc.
The table shows the percentage by mass of copper and zinc in two types of
brass.
Percentage (%) by mass

Type of brass
Copper Zinc
Red brass 90 10
Yellow brass X 30
(b) Calculate value X in the table above.
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Percentage by mass X = ____________________ %

(1)
(c) Calculate the mass of copper in 1100 g of red brass.
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Mass = ____________________ g
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(d) What is meant by an alloy?
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(e) Brass contains layers of atoms which can slide over each other.
Explain why red brass is softer than yellow brass.
Use the table above and your own knowledge.
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(f) Some musical instruments are made of brass.
Parts of these instruments can be gold plated.
What is the carat number of pure gold?
Tick (✔) one box.
9 18 22 24
(1)
(Total 8 marks)
Q14.
This question is about different substances and their structures.
(a) Draw one line from each statement to the diagram which shows the
structure.
Statement Structure
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(b) Figure 1 shows the structure of an element.
Figure 1
What is the name of this element?
Tick one box.
Carbon
Chloride
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Nitrogen
Xenon
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(c) Why does this element conduct electricity?
Tick one box.
It has delocalised electrons
It contains hexagonal rings
It has weak forces between the layers
It has ionic bonds
(1)
(d) Figure 2 shows the structure of an alloy.
Figure 2
Explain why this alloy is harder than the pure metal Y.
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(e) What percentage of the atoms in the alloys are atoms of X?
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(f) What type of substance is an alloy?
Tick one box.
Compound
Element
Mixture
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(Total 11 marks)
Q15.
Figure 1 shows the outer electrons in an atom of the Group 1 element potassium
and in an atom of the Group 6 element sulfur.
Figure 1
(a) Potassium forms an ionic compound with sulfur.
Describe what happens when two atoms of potassium react with one atom
of sulfur.
Give your answer in terms of electron transfer.
Give the formulae of the ions formed.
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(b) The structure of potassium sulfide can be represented using the ball and
stick model in Figure 2.
Figure 2
The ball and stick model is not a true representation of the structure of
potassium sulfide.
Give one reason why.
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(c) Sulfur can also form covalent bonds.
Complete the dot and cross diagram to show the covalent bonding in a
molecule of hydrogen sulfide.
Show the outer shell electrons only.
(2)
(d) Calculate the relative formula mass (Mr) of aluminium sulfate Al2(SO4)3
Relative atomic masses (Ar): oxygen = 16; aluminium = 27; sulfur = 32
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Relative formula mass = _______________________________

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(e) Covalent compounds such as hydrogen sulfide have low melting points
and do not conduct electricity when molten.
Draw one line from each property to the explanation of the property.
Explanation
Property
of property
Electrons are free

to move
There are no
charged particles
free to move
Low melting point
Ions are free

to move
Weak intermolecular
forces of attraction
Does not conduct

electricity when
molten
Bonds are weak
Bonds are strong
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(f) Ionic compounds such as potassium sulfide have high boiling points and
conduct electricity when dissolved in water.
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Draw one line from each property to the explanation of the property.
Explanation
Property
of property
Electrons are free

to move
There are no
charged particles
free to move
High boiling point
Ions are free

to move
Weak intermolecular
forces of attraction
Conduct electricity
when molten
Bonds are weak
Bonds are strong
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(Total 14 marks)
Q16.
This question is about substances containing carbon atoms.
(a) Diamond is made of carbon atoms.
(i) Diamond is used for tips of drills.
Figure 1 shows a drill.
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Give one reason why diamond is used for tips of drills.
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(ii) Diamond nanoparticles can be made.
Use the correct answer from the box to complete the sentence.
hundred million thousand
Nanoparticles contain a few ________________ atoms.

(1)
(b) Graphite is made of carbon atoms.
Figure 2 shows the structure of graphite.
(i) What type of bonding does graphite have?
Tick (✔) one box.
Covalent
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Ionic
Metallic
(1)
(ii) How many carbon atoms does each carbon atom bond to in
graphite?
Tick (✔) one box.
(1)
(iii) What is a property of graphite?
Tick (✔) one box.
Dissolves in water
Has a low melting point
Soft and slippery
(1)
(c) Poly(ethene) is made of carbon and hydrogen atoms.
Poly(ethene) is a thermosoftening polymer.
Figure 3 shows the structure of a thermosoftening polymer.
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(i) Complete the sentence.
Between the polymer chains in a thermosoftening polymer there
are no _______________________ .
(1)
(ii) Use the correct answer from the box to complete the sentence.
condense dissolve melt
Heating would cause a thermosoftening polymer to
_____________________ .
(1)
(iii) Many ethene molecules react together to make poly(ethene).
Different types of poly(ethene) can be made by changing the

conditions for the reaction.
Suggest two conditions that could be changed.
1.
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2.
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(d) Figure 4 shows how the atoms are bonded in methane.
(i) What is the formula for methane?
Tick (✔) one box.
C4H
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CH4
C4H4
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(ii) Methane has a low boiling point.
What does methane consist of?
Tick (✔) one box.
Charged ions
A giant lattice
Small molecules
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(Total 11 marks)
Q17.
This question is about zinc.
Figure 1 shows the electrolysis of molten zinc chloride.
(a) Zinc chloride is an ionic substance.

Complete the sentence.
When zinc chloride is molten, it will conduct _______________________

(1)
(b) Zinc ions move towards the negative electrode where they gain electrons
to produce zinc.
(i) Name the product formed at the positive electrode.
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____________________________________
(1)
(ii) Explain why zinc ions move towards the negative electrode.
_______________________________________________________
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(2)
(iii) What type of reaction occurs when the zinc ions gain electrons?
Tick (✔) one box.
Neutralisation
Oxidation
Reduction
(1)
(c) Zinc is mixed with copper to make an alloy.
(i) Figure 2 shows the particles in the alloy and in pure zinc.
Use Figure 2 to explain why the alloy is harder than pure zinc.
_______________________________________________________
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(2)
(ii) Alloys can be bent. Some alloys return to their original shape when
heated.
What name is used for these alloys?
_______________________________________________________
_______
(1)
(Total 8 marks)
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AQA Chemistry GCSE - Bonding and Structure PhysicsAndMathsTutor.

You should balance the equation.

Oxygen is a Group 6 element.

(f) Explain why sodium oxide has a high melting point.

(a) The table below shows information about four substances.

Does it conduct Does it conduct

B 801 1413 No Yes

C 1535 2750 Yes Yes

Which substance could be a metal?

Tick (✓) one box.

(b) Explain why alloys are harder than pure metals.

Both metals are more reactive than silver.

The student is provided with:

No other chemicals are available.

Your method should give valid results.

Figure 1 shows a window.

(a) Glass is made by heating sand with two other materials.

Which two other materials are used to make glass?

Tick (✓) two boxes.

Window frames need to be:

Table 1 shows information about poly(chloroethene) and HDPE.

Property Poly(chloroethene) HDPE

Density in g/cm3 1.4 0.92

(b) Suggest one advantage of using poly(chloroethene) compared with HDPE

Give one reason for your answer.

(c) Suggest one advantage of using HDPE compared with poly(chloroethene)

Give one reason for your answer.

(d) Figure 2 shows the displayed structural formula of poly(chloroethene).

Which monomer is used to make poly(chloroethene)?

Tick (✓) one box.

(e) Chlorine gas is used to produce poly(chloroethene).

Describe a test to identify chlorine gas.

Give the result of the test.

(f) Wood can be used instead of polymers to make window frames.

• Polymers are unreactive.

• Wood breaks down in wet conditions.

Suggest one advantage of using polymers and one advantage of using

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(g) 6.00 kg of the alloy is used to make a window frame.

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Percentage of aluminium = _______________%

Element Melting point in °C Boiling point in °C

Fluorine –220 –188

Chlorine –101 –35

(a) What is the state of bromine at 100 °C?

Tick (✓) one box.

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(c) Complete the sentences.

Going down Group 7 the melting points _______________ .

This is because the size of the molecules increases so the intermolecular

A teacher investigated the reaction of iron with chlorine.

The diagram below shows the apparatus used.

(d) Why did the teacher do the investigation in a fume cupboard?

Tick (✓) one box.

Chlorine gas is coloured.

Chlorine gas is flammable.

Chlorine gas is toxic.

(e) The word equation for the reaction is:

Moles of iron atoms : moles of chlorine atoms = :