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AQA A Level Chemistry Practice Questions

This document contains practice questions and guidance for marking answers. Question 1 involves identifying ionic compounds from formulas. Question 2 is about the uses and properties of barium sulfate and magnesium hydroxide. Question 3 tests knowledge of silicon, chlorine and argon's properties and how intermolecular forces relate to melting points.

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AQA A Level Chemistry Practice Questions

This document contains practice questions and guidance for marking answers. Question 1 involves identifying ionic compounds from formulas. Question 2 is about the uses and properties of barium sulfate and magnesium hydroxide. Question 3 tests knowledge of silicon, chlorine and argon's properties and how intermolecular forces relate to melting points.

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Section  

2    
Practice  questions  
   

Question   Answer   Marks   Guidance  


number  
1  (a)     NaBr  ONLY   1   Penalise  incorrect  case  or  
additional  formulae.  
Ignore  names  
1  (b)   NaF  ONLY   1   Penalise  incorrect  case  or  
additional  formulae.  
Ignore  names  
1  (c)   ONLY  one  from  either     1   Penalise  incorrect  case  or  
NaF  OR  NaCl   additional  formulae.  
Ignore  names  
1  (d)   NaI  ONLY   1   Penalise  incorrect  case  or  
additional  formulae.  
Ignore  names  
2  (a)   M1  Used  in  a  barium  meal  /  barium  swallow  /  barium  enema     2   Credit  a  correct  reference  to  M1  
OR  (used  to  absorb)  X-­rays     written  in  the  explanation  in  M2  
  unless  contradictory.    
M2  BaSO4  /  barium  sulfate  /  it  is  insoluble      
For  M2  penalise  obvious  
reference  to  barium  or  to  
barium  ions  being  insoluble.    
2  (b)   Mg(OH)2  +  2HCl  →  MgCl2  +  2H2O     1   Or  multiples.    
  Ignore  state  symbols.    
2  (c)   It  /  magnesium  hydroxide  is  insoluble  /  insufficiently  soluble  /   1   Weak  alkali  alone  is  insufficient.    
sparingly  soluble  /  less  soluble  than  barium  hydroxide  /  forms   Formation  of  a  precipitate  
low  concentration  solutions     needs  explanation.    
2  (d)   TiCl4  +  2Mg  →  2MgCl2  +  Ti     1   Or  multiples.    
  Ignore  state  symbols.  
2  (e)   M1  Hydrogen  /  H2  produced     2   For  M1    
OR  an  equation  to  produce  hydrogen  /  H2     Do  not  penalise  an  incorrect  
(  eg  Mg  +  2H2O  Mg(OH)2  +  H2)     equation;;  the  mark  is  for  H2  or  
(  eg  Mg  +  H2O  MgO  +  H2)     hydrogen.    
  Award  one  mark  only  for  
‘exothermic  reaction  with  steam  
M2  requires  correct  M1    
/  H2O’  for  a  student  who  has  not  
risk  of  explosion     scored  M1    
OR  forms  explosive  mixture  (with  air)     Ignore  ‘violent’  reaction.  
OR  (highly)  flammable    

International A Level Chemistry for Oxford International AQA Examinations © Oxford University Press 2016
Section  2    
Practice  questions  
   

3  (a)  (i)      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
Si:  cross  =  1200   1  
 
 

Cl:  cross  below  S   1  


 
 

Ar:  cross  below  Cl   1  


3  (a)  (ii)   Si  is  macromolecular   1   You  must  say  broken  bonds  not  
    just  weakened  bonds.  Silicon  
Covalent  bonds  need  to  be  broken   1   has  a  giant  structure  with  many  
covalent  bonds  that  need  to  be  
   
broken.  
     

A  covalent  bond  is  strong  and  requires  much   1   If  van  der  Waals  or  other  forces  
energy  to  break   are  mentioned  you  lose  the  
marks!  You  also  lose  them  if  
you  mention  ions  because  they  
are  not  there!  
3  (a)  (iii)   Intermolecular  force  =  van  der  Waals  /   1    
Induced  this  is  greater  with  greater  Mr    
   
Sulfur  has  greater  Mr   1  
3  (b)   Trend:  decreases   1   If  the  trend  is  wrong  you  lose  
    the  explanation  marks  too.  
Increase  in  size  of  atom   1  
 
 
Weaker  attraction  for  delocalised  electrons/weaker  metallic   1  
bonding  
 
 
 

International A Level Chemistry for Oxford International AQA Examinations © Oxford University Press 2016

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