AQA GCSE CHEMISTRY: CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatBisBaB'pure'Bsubstance,BinBchemistry?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BaBpureBsubstanceBisBaBsingleBelementBorBcompound,BnotBmixedBwithBanotherBsubstance
WhatB2BpiecesBofBdataBcanBweBuseBtoBdetermineBifBaBsubstanceBisBpure,Bwhy?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BpureBelementsBandBcompoundsBMELTBandBBOILBatBspecificBtemperaturesB=>BMELTINGBPOINTBandBBOILIN
GBPOINTBdataBcanBbeBusedBtoBdistinguishBpureBsubstancesBfromBmixtures
FromBaBheatingBgraph,BhowBcanBweBknowBifBaBsubstanceBisBpure?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BifBtheBmeltingBpointBandBboilingBpointBlinesBareBstraighBandBhorizontal
-BandBifBtheseBtemperaturesBmatchBtheBrealBtemperaturesBfromBtheBinternet
FromBaBheatingBgraph,BhowBcanBweBknowBthatBaBsubstanceBisimpure?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BifBtheBmeltingBpointBandBboilingBpointBareBnotBstraightBandBcompletelyBhorizontal
(theBsubstanceBmeltsBandBboilsBoverBaBrangeBofBtemperatures)
-BmoreBthanBoneBvalueBforBtheBmelting/boilingBpoint)
InBeverydayBlanguage,BwhatBisBaB'pure'Bsusbtance?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BaBpureBsubstanceBinBthisBcontextBcanBmeanBanythingBthatBhasBhadBnothingBaddedBtoBit,BsoBitBisBunadultera
tedBandBinBitsBnaturalBstate,Beg.BpureBmilk
WhatBisBaBformulation?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BaBcomplexBmixtureBthatBhasBbeenBdesignedBasBaBusefulBproduct
HowBareBformulationsBmade?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BformulationsBareBmadeBbyBmixingBtheBcomponentsBinBcarefullyBmeasuredBquantitiesBtoBensureBthatBtheBp
roductBhasBtheBrequiredBproperties
GiveB7BexamplesBofBformulations.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--Bfuels
-BcleaningBagents
-Bpaints
, -Bmedicines
-Balloys
-Bfertilisers
-Bfoods
WhyBisBchromatographyBused?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BchromatographyBcanBbeBusedBtoBseparateBmixturesBandBgiveBinformationBtoBhelpBidentifyBsubstances
-BpaperBchromatographyBallowsBusBtoBseparateBsubstancesBbasedBonBtheirBdifferentBSOLUBILITIES
WhatBisBtheBmethodBforBanyBgeneralBpaperBchromatographyBexperiment?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
1)BTakeBaBpieceBofBspecialBchromatographyBpaper.
2)BDrawBaBhorizontalBpencilBlineB2cmBup.
3)BPutBaBdotBofBtheBfirstBcolourBonBtheBpencilBlineBandBotherBdotsBalongBtheBlineBforBanyBotherBcoloursB(spa
ceBthemBout).
4)BPlaceBtheBbottomBofBtheBpaperBinBaBsolventB(aBliquidBthatBwillBdissolveBsubstances)B(notBaboveBtheBpenc
ilBline).
WhatBisBtheBstationaryBphaseBinBchromatography?
WhatBisBtheBmobileBphaseBinBchromatography?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BtheBstationaryBphaseBisBtheBpaperBbecauseBitBdoesBnotBmove
-BtheBmobileBphaseBisBtheBsolventBbecauseBitBdoesBmove
HowBcanBweBidentifyBaBpureBsubstanceBfromBanBimpureBsubstanceBafterBcarryingBoutBpaperBchromatograp
hy?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--BaBpureBchemicalBwillBproduceBaBsingleBspotBinBALLBsolvents
-BanBimpureBsubstanceBmayBseparateBintoBdifferentBspotsBDEPENDINGBonBtheBsolvent
HowBdoesBpaperBchromatographyBwork?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BeachBchemicalBinBtheBmixtureBwillBbeBattractedBtoBtheBstationaryBphaseBtoBaBdifferentBextentB(chemicalsBt
hatBareBweaklyBattractedBwillBmoveBfurtherBupBtheBpaper)
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
WhatBisBaB'pure'Bsubstance,BinBchemistry?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BaBpureBsubstanceBisBaBsingleBelementBorBcompound,BnotBmixedBwithBanotherBsubstance
WhatB2BpiecesBofBdataBcanBweBuseBtoBdetermineBifBaBsubstanceBisBpure,Bwhy?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BpureBelementsBandBcompoundsBMELTBandBBOILBatBspecificBtemperaturesB=>BMELTINGBPOINTBandBBOILIN
GBPOINTBdataBcanBbeBusedBtoBdistinguishBpureBsubstancesBfromBmixtures
FromBaBheatingBgraph,BhowBcanBweBknowBifBaBsubstanceBisBpure?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BifBtheBmeltingBpointBandBboilingBpointBlinesBareBstraighBandBhorizontal
-BandBifBtheseBtemperaturesBmatchBtheBrealBtemperaturesBfromBtheBinternet
FromBaBheatingBgraph,BhowBcanBweBknowBthatBaBsubstanceBisimpure?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BifBtheBmeltingBpointBandBboilingBpointBareBnotBstraightBandBcompletelyBhorizontal
(theBsubstanceBmeltsBandBboilsBoverBaBrangeBofBtemperatures)
-BmoreBthanBoneBvalueBforBtheBmelting/boilingBpoint)
InBeverydayBlanguage,BwhatBisBaB'pure'Bsusbtance?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BaBpureBsubstanceBinBthisBcontextBcanBmeanBanythingBthatBhasBhadBnothingBaddedBtoBit,BsoBitBisBunadultera
tedBandBinBitsBnaturalBstate,Beg.BpureBmilk
WhatBisBaBformulation?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BaBcomplexBmixtureBthatBhasBbeenBdesignedBasBaBusefulBproduct
HowBareBformulationsBmade?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BformulationsBareBmadeBbyBmixingBtheBcomponentsBinBcarefullyBmeasuredBquantitiesBtoBensureBthatBtheBp
roductBhasBtheBrequiredBproperties
GiveB7BexamplesBofBformulations.B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--Bfuels
-BcleaningBagents
-Bpaints
, -Bmedicines
-Balloys
-Bfertilisers
-Bfoods
WhyBisBchromatographyBused?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BchromatographyBcanBbeBusedBtoBseparateBmixturesBandBgiveBinformationBtoBhelpBidentifyBsubstances
-BpaperBchromatographyBallowsBusBtoBseparateBsubstancesBbasedBonBtheirBdifferentBSOLUBILITIES
WhatBisBtheBmethodBforBanyBgeneralBpaperBchromatographyBexperiment?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB-
1)BTakeBaBpieceBofBspecialBchromatographyBpaper.
2)BDrawBaBhorizontalBpencilBlineB2cmBup.
3)BPutBaBdotBofBtheBfirstBcolourBonBtheBpencilBlineBandBotherBdotsBalongBtheBlineBforBanyBotherBcoloursB(spa
ceBthemBout).
4)BPlaceBtheBbottomBofBtheBpaperBinBaBsolventB(aBliquidBthatBwillBdissolveBsubstances)B(notBaboveBtheBpenc
ilBline).
WhatBisBtheBstationaryBphaseBinBchromatography?
WhatBisBtheBmobileBphaseBinBchromatography?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BtheBstationaryBphaseBisBtheBpaperBbecauseBitBdoesBnotBmove
-BtheBmobileBphaseBisBtheBsolventBbecauseBitBdoesBmove
HowBcanBweBidentifyBaBpureBsubstanceBfromBanBimpureBsubstanceBafterBcarryingBoutBpaperBchromatograp
hy?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--BaBpureBchemicalBwillBproduceBaBsingleBspotBinBALLBsolvents
-BanBimpureBsubstanceBmayBseparateBintoBdifferentBspotsBDEPENDINGBonBtheBsolvent
HowBdoesBpaperBchromatographyBwork?B-BCORRECTBANSWERB--
BeachBchemicalBinBtheBmixtureBwillBbeBattractedBtoBtheBstationaryBphaseBtoBaBdifferentBextentB(chemicalsBt
hatBareBweaklyBattractedBwillBmoveBfurtherBupBtheBpaper)