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AQA CHEMISTRY PAPER
1||ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
C1 Atomic Structure - correct-answer -
What are atoms? - correct-answer -Atoms are the particles that make up
everything
What is an element? - correct-answer -An element is a substance in which all the
atoms are the same
Where are elements shown? - correct-answer -Elements are shown in the
Periodic table
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How many elements are there? - correct-answer -There are around 118 elements
What is a compound? - correct-answer -A compound is a substance that contain
two or more elements chemically combined
Describe the properties of compounds - correct-answer -The properties of
compounds are usually different to the elements that they are made from
What is a mixture? - correct-answer -A mixture is a substance with different
elements or compounds not chemically combined
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Give an example of a mixture - correct-answer -An example of a mixture is sand
and water as they are not chemically combined and can be separated by physical
means
What is a molecule? - correct-answer -A molecule is a substance that has any
elements chemically joined
What does a chemical formula tell you about a molecule? - correct-answer -A
chemical formula tells the elements in a molecule and the number of atoms of
each element
How is a chemical formula presented? - correct-answer -Each element symbol
starts with a capital letter, if there is a second letter it is in lower case
Give an example of a chemical formula - correct-answer -
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What are state symbols? - correct-answer -State symbols show the physical state
of the substance solid (s), liquid (l), gas (g), or dissolved in water (aq)
Name three properties of Metals - correct-answer --Strong
-Good conductors of heat and electricity
-High melting and boiling points
Name three properties of Non-Metals - correct-answer --Weak
-Bad conductors of heat and electricity
-Low melting and boiling points
State the four different ways of separating mixtures - correct-answer -Four
different ways of separating mixtures are filtration, crystallisation, distillation or
chromatography
AQA CHEMISTRY PAPER
1||ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
C1 Atomic Structure - correct-answer -
What are atoms? - correct-answer -Atoms are the particles that make up
everything
What is an element? - correct-answer -An element is a substance in which all the
atoms are the same
Where are elements shown? - correct-answer -Elements are shown in the
Periodic table
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How many elements are there? - correct-answer -There are around 118 elements
What is a compound? - correct-answer -A compound is a substance that contain
two or more elements chemically combined
Describe the properties of compounds - correct-answer -The properties of
compounds are usually different to the elements that they are made from
What is a mixture? - correct-answer -A mixture is a substance with different
elements or compounds not chemically combined
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Give an example of a mixture - correct-answer -An example of a mixture is sand
and water as they are not chemically combined and can be separated by physical
means
What is a molecule? - correct-answer -A molecule is a substance that has any
elements chemically joined
What does a chemical formula tell you about a molecule? - correct-answer -A
chemical formula tells the elements in a molecule and the number of atoms of
each element
How is a chemical formula presented? - correct-answer -Each element symbol
starts with a capital letter, if there is a second letter it is in lower case
Give an example of a chemical formula - correct-answer -
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What are state symbols? - correct-answer -State symbols show the physical state
of the substance solid (s), liquid (l), gas (g), or dissolved in water (aq)
Name three properties of Metals - correct-answer --Strong
-Good conductors of heat and electricity
-High melting and boiling points
Name three properties of Non-Metals - correct-answer --Weak
-Bad conductors of heat and electricity
-Low melting and boiling points
State the four different ways of separating mixtures - correct-answer -Four
different ways of separating mixtures are filtration, crystallisation, distillation or
chromatography
