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C1 - Atomic Structure
Paper 1

GCSE Mark Grade

AQA
CHEMISTRY
Materials
For this paper you must have:
Ruler
Pencil and Rubber
Scientific calculator, which you are expected to use when appropriate

Instructions
Answer all questions
Answer questions in the space provided
All working must be shown

Information
The marks for the questions are shown in brackets
1 Fill in the table.

Subatomic Particle Relative Mass Relative charge

Proton

-1

(Total for question 1 is 3 marks)

2 (a) What is an element?

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(b) What are compounds, give an example.

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(c) Figure 2 shows a magnesium atom

Figure 2

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 (i) How many protons does it have?

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(ii) On figure 2, draw the number of electrons that the magnesium atom has.

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(iii) What is the atomic number of magnesium?

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(Total for question 2 is 6 marks)

3 The following questions are on the periodic table.

Mendeleev was a Russian scientist who helped compose the periodic table. By his time around
60 elements were discovered.

(a) (i) Explain the difference between Mendeleev’s periodic table and the modern periodic table.

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Mendeleev placed Hydrogen in group 1.

(ii) Suggest why he did this and explain why it is wrong.

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 (b) (i) Columns are known as _____________________.

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(ii) Rows are known as _____________________.

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(Total for question 3 is 6 marks)

4 Group 1 and group 7 are groups found on the periodic table.

(a) (i) Group 1 is also known as the _______________________ metals.

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(ii) What does sodium and lithium have in common?

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(iii) State two properties of group 1 metals.

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When you go further down the column in group 1. The reactivity of the element increases.

(b) (i) Explain why this occurs.

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 (ii) When lithium reacts with water it produces bubbles. Explain the difference in
reactions when potassium reacts with water.

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(c) (i) Group 7 is also known as ____________________.

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(ii) What occurs to the halogen as you move further down the column?

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(iii) Why don’t scientists directly handle fluorine?

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(Total for question 4 is 13 marks)

5 Put a tick under True or False for the following statements.

True False
Mass number = protons + neutrons
A compound is an example of a heterogeneous bonds.
Compounds can be found on the periodic table.
Mendeleev created the periodic table.
Chlorine has a high boiling point.

(Total for question 5 is 5 marks)

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6 Transition metals are found in the middle of the periodic table, found in group 2 and 3.

(a) (i) Explain why transition metals would be the best element to be used when creating pipes.

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(ii) State an example of a transition metal used in pipes.

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(b) State one similarity and one difference between alkali metals and transition metals.

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(Total for question 6 is 6 marks)

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