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QUESTIONSHEET 1
(a) (i) (ii) (b) (i) (ii) noble/inert/rare gases two out of helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, radon. C atoms do not combine/monatomic atoms/inert gas so atoms dont join/ A, B and C show molecules and group 0/8 elements do not form molecules 1 2 1

1 1 1 1 1 1

(d)

(i) (ii) (iii)

all unreactive/stays the same density increases all non metals/stays the same measure the density of each

(e)

(iv)

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(c)

splint goes out/does not burn

TOTAL 10

QUESTIONSHEET 2
(a) (i) (ii) A

1 1 1 1 1 1

(iii) (b) (i) (ii) (c)

one electron in outside shell

charged atom/group of atoms K+

Any two from: very reactive react with air react with oxygen in the air react with water in the air (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) oxygen (in the air) potassium oxide

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A has 11 electrons and atomic number of sodium is 11 A has one electron in outside shell but ions have full outer shell

2 1 1 1 2

(d)

potassium + oxygen potassium oxide 4K + O2 2K2O

TOTAL 13

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QUESTIONSHEET 3
(a) (i) (ii) (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (c) lithium + chlorine lithium chloride 2Li + Cl2 2LiCl group 1 1 7 x 1 1 1 1

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+ C1 Li
+ x

Li

C1

(d)

(i) (ii)

more reactive common/table/cooking salt

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diagram to show: chlorine seven electrons lithium one electron being transferred to chlorine lithium ion one positive charge, chloride ion one negative charge

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1 1 1 1 1 TOTAL 10

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QUESTIONSHEET 4
(a) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) (c) (i) ions sodium ion chloride ion attraction of opposite charges/ electrostatic attraction 1 7 3 3 1 7 1 1 1 1

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6 1 1 1 1

x Na

(ii)

one sodium ion electrically balances one chloride ion

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C1

Na+

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x

sodium needs to lose one electron to empty outside shell/ to give full/complete outer shell/octet/stable electron arrangement sodium transfers electron to chlorine atom which completes its octet

C1

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TOTAL 16

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QUESTIONSHEET 5
(a) (i) (ii) (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (c) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) to kill bacteria/germs in water antiseptic/put on cuts to kill bacteria/germs halogens non-metal non-metal 17 protons in nucleus/17 electrons in uncombined atom 3 7 sodium iodide NaI 1 1 1 1 1

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1 1 1 1 1 TOTAL 10

QUESTIONSHEET 6
(a) (i) (ii) (b) (i) (ii) (c) (i) (ii) goes dark photosynthesis/colour fading ion/anion/negative ion no go dark

ma

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1 1 1 1 1 3

Ag+(aq) + I (aq) AgI(s)

(2 marks for correct equation; only 1 if ions not shown. 1 mark for state symbols)

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TOTAL 8

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QUESTIONSHEET 7
(a) (i) (ii) (iii) isotopes different number of neutrons number of protons number of electrons in uncombined atom 35 (neutrons + protons) 17 (protons) 18 neutrons mixture if different isotopes/chlorine-35 and chlorine-37 (i) (ii) no difference 1 1 1 1 1 1

(iv)

(b) (c)

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1 1

Any two from: chemical properties stay the same both elements have 7 electrons/same number of electrons in their outside shell chemical properties depend on number of electrons in outside shell no

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2 1 1 TOTAL 12

(iii) (iv)

different masses/physical properties depend on the mass

(a)

(i) (ii)

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QUESTIONSHEET 8

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1 1 1 1 1 1

second electron shell is full next electron has to go into third shell/one electron in outside shell sodium, magnesium and aluminium/Na, Mg and Al (all three needed for mark)

(b)

(i) (ii)

go from metallic (left hand side) to non-metallic (right hand side) 6 (electrons)

(c)

(i) (ii)

sodium oxide: Na2O magnesium oxide: MgO aluminium oxide: Al2O3

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QUESTIONSHEET 9
(a) (b) (i) (ii) group 0/8 / noble gases/inert gases drop/go down/fall Any two from: lower down in the group group 0/8 elements get denser as the atomic number increases krypton denser/heavier for the same volume than the gases in the other balloons/air
x

1 1

(c)

(i)

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(ii)

outer shell complete helium does not combine/react with anything

(ii)

unreactive/inert/full outer electron shells wont react with hot filament of light bulb

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(d)

(i)

very light/less dense than air unreactive/does not react with air/non-flammable

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1 1 1 1 1 1 1

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TOTAL 11

QUESTIONSHEET 10
(a) (i) (ii) (iii) (b) group 1 alkali metals white

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1 1 1

Any three from: use platinum/nichrome wire clean wire/by dipping in hydrochloric acid and putting into a hot flame dip wire into salt/solution of salt/hydrochloric acid and then salt put into blue flame/hottest part of flame/side of a blue flame look at colour of flame. A = sodium chloride B = lithium chloride C = potassium chloride

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3 1 1 1

(c)

TOTAL 9

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(a) (i) (ii) (b) (i) (ii) (iii)

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chlorine, bromine, iodine atomic number 7 molecules Any two from: outer shell incomplete each chlorine atom needs one more electron to complete its octet each atom shares one electron
xx x x x xx x x

1 1 1 1

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(c)

(i)

(ii) (iii) (d)

gas -220 C (accept 200 C to 250 C) boils/becomes a gas/vapour

o o o

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diagram to show: two electron shells two electrons in first shell, seven in outside shell

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1 1 1 1 1

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TOTAL 11

QUESTIONSHEET 12
(a) (i) (ii) colourless

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Any two from: a solid in a liquid very small particles of solid. silver chloride

2 1 1 1 1 2 2 TOTAL 11

(iii) (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (c)

silver nitrate + sodium chloride silver chloride + sodium nitrate (aq) (s) AgNO3(aq) + NaCl(aq) AgCl(s) + NaNO3(aq) B and C

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QUESTIONSHEET 13
(a) (i) (ii) (iii) (b) (i) (ii) transition elements/ transition metals metals Fe = iron, Cu = copper, Zn = zinc A A high melting point/B would melt when the water boiled hard can be pulled out to make a wire shiny surface that can be polished 1 1 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 TOTAL 11

(iii)

QUESTIONSHEET 14
(a) (i)

one out of scandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, zinc, or between atomic numbers 39-48, 57, 72-80 including silver, gold, platinum and mercury limewater

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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

(ii) (iii) (iv) (b) (i) (ii)

lime water went cloudy/milky/white precipitate

copper(II) oxide

gas made copper carbonate changed colour

(iii) (iv) (c) (i) (ii)

copper carbonate copper oxide + carbon dioxide CuCO3 CuO + CO2 B

Any two from: there was a reaction in B/no reaction in A zinc carbonate/transition metal carbonate breaks down on heating sodium carbonate/group 1 metal carbonates do not break down on heating zinc oxide is yellow when hot and white when cold Any two from: A was sodium carbonate sodium carbonate does not break down on heating group 1 metal carbonates do not break down on heating

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carbon dioxide

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(iii)

TOTAL 14

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QUESTIONSHEET 15
(a) (i) (ii) (b) (i) transition elements blue/green add a small amount of sodium hydroxide solution colour of precipitate indicates which metal ion is present A = copper B = green C = iron(III) (all three for 2 marks one or two for one mark) Fe2+ OHFe2+ + 2OH- Fe(OH)2 1 1 1 1

(ii)

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(c)

(i) (ii) (iii)

1 1 1

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TOTAL 9

QUESTIONSHEET 16
(a) (i) (ii) (iii) (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (c) (i) 2 8

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

the number of electron shells 2 4

the number of electrons in the outside shell 6 protons in atom/ in the nucleus 6 electrons in uncombined atom

(ii) (iii)

mass number/ relative atomic mass

number of neutrons plus number of protons

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TOTAL 10

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QUESTIONSHEET 17
(a) (i) (ii) (iii) (b) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (c) (d) (i) (ii) (iii) One out of: Li, Be, Na, Mg, Al, K, Ca, Sc, Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, Ge. One out of: H, N, O, F, Cl, He, Ne, Ar, Kr. One out of: Ti, V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu. (allow Sc and Zn) 7 3 3 7 1 1 1 1 1

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1 1 1 1 1 1

number of protons/number of electrons in neutral (uncombined) atom inert/noble/rare gases unreactive/do not react

outer electron shell contains 8 electrons/ complete octet

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TOTAL 11

QUESTIONSHEET 18
(a) (i) (ii) (iii) (b) (c) (i) (ii) (d) (i) (ii) (e) lithium rubidium potassium blue

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1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

burnt with a pop/small explosion hydrogen

more reactive

hydrogen and sodium hydroxide Any two from: react with water to give alkalis all metals hydroxides are alkalis hydroxides all dissolve in water to give alkaline solutions

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QUESTIONSHEET 19
(a) (i) Any two from: high melting point good conductors of heat strong/high tensile strength expensive/copper compounds are poisonous good conductor of electricity ductile/high tensile strength cars: strong/high tensile strength/(relatively) cheap planes: high density speeds up a reaction with transition elements positive/cation Cu2+ Fe3+

2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2

(ii) (iii)

(iv)

(b)

(i) (ii)

(c)

(i) (ii)

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TOTAL 12

QUESTIONSHEET 20
(i) I II III IV V VI VII C or E F or A A D D G E

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1 1 1 1 1 1 1

TOTAL 7