AQA A-LEVEL CHEMISTRY PAST PAPER QUESTIONS.
Themsamplemismbombardedmwithmhighmenergymelectronsmandmknocksmoutmanmelectronmfo
rmingm1+mrubidiummionsmthroughmusingmanmelectronmgun.m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmExplainmhowmthemgaseousmatomsmofmrubidiummaremionizedminm
ammassmspectrometer(2)
Rb(g)---Rb+(g)+e(-)m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmWritemanmequation,mincludingmstatemsymbols,mtomshowmthempro
cessmthatmoccursmwhenmthemfirstmionizationmenergymofmrubidiummismmeasured(1
1)mShakemthemfinalmsolutionminmthemflask.
2)Ensuremthembottommofmthem(liquid)meniscusmismonmthemgraduationmmark.
3)Washmthemwetmrodmintomthemflask.m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmReadmthemfollowingminstructionsmthatmdescribemhowmtommakem
upmamstandardmsolutionmofmamsolidminmamvolumetricmflask.m
Answermthemquestionsmwhichmfollow.
"Takemamcleanm250cm3mvolumetricmflask.mUsemthembalancemprovidedmandmamclean,mdrym
container,mtomweighmoutmthemamountmofmsolidmrequired.m
Tipmthemsolidmintomamclean,mdrym250cm3mbeakermandmaddmaboutm100cm3mofmdistilledm
water.m
Usemamstirringmrodmtomhelpmthemsolidmdissolve,mcarefullymbreakingmupmanymlumpsmofmsli
dmwithmthemrod.m
Whenmthemsolidmhasmdissolved,mpourmthemsolutionmintomthemflaskmusingmamfiltermfunnel.
m
Addmwatermtomthemflaskmuntilmthemlevelmrisesmtomthemgraduationmmark"
SUGGESTmTHREEmFURTHERmINSTRUCTIONSmWHICHmWOULDmIMPROVEmTHEmOVERALLmTECH
NIQUEmINmTHISmACCOUNT.(3)
Cu2(OH)2CO3+4HCL---2CuCl2+3H20+CO2m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmCompoundsmcontainingmCu2+,mOH-
mandmCO3(2-)mionsmaremsometimesmdescribedmasmbasicmcoppermcarbonates
(a)mSolidmCu(OH)2CO3mismaddedmtomanmexcessmofmdilutemhydrochloricmacid.mAmsolutionm
ofmcopper(2)chloridemismformed,mtogethermwithmtwomothermproducts.
(i)mWritemanmequationmformthemreaction.
bubblesmcouldmbemobserved.m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm4a(ii)mSuggestmonemobservationmwhichmcouldmbemmademduringm
themreaction
Simplestmwholemnumbermratiomofmthematomsmofmeachmelementmpresentminmamcompound.
m-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmSuggestmwhatmismmeantmbymthemtermmempiricalmformula(2)
PVm=mnRTm-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmStatemthemidealmgasmequation(1)
Themabilitymofmanmatommtomattractmampairmofmelectronsmfrommamcovalentmbond.m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmDescribemwhatmismmeantmbymthemterm,m"electronegativity"(1)
amcovalentmbondm(amsharedmpairmofmelectrons)minmwhichmbothmelectronsmcomemfrommth
emsamematom.m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmDescribemwhatmismmeantmbym"DativemCovalent"mbonding(1)
HydrogenmBonding.
Themsamplemismbombardedmwithmhighmenergymelectronsmandmknocksmoutmanmelectronmfo
rmingm1+mrubidiummionsmthroughmusingmanmelectronmgun.m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmExplainmhowmthemgaseousmatomsmofmrubidiummaremionizedminm
ammassmspectrometer(2)
Rb(g)---Rb+(g)+e(-)m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmWritemanmequation,mincludingmstatemsymbols,mtomshowmthempro
cessmthatmoccursmwhenmthemfirstmionizationmenergymofmrubidiummismmeasured(1
1)mShakemthemfinalmsolutionminmthemflask.
2)Ensuremthembottommofmthem(liquid)meniscusmismonmthemgraduationmmark.
3)Washmthemwetmrodmintomthemflask.m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmReadmthemfollowingminstructionsmthatmdescribemhowmtommakem
upmamstandardmsolutionmofmamsolidminmamvolumetricmflask.m
Answermthemquestionsmwhichmfollow.
"Takemamcleanm250cm3mvolumetricmflask.mUsemthembalancemprovidedmandmamclean,mdrym
container,mtomweighmoutmthemamountmofmsolidmrequired.m
Tipmthemsolidmintomamclean,mdrym250cm3mbeakermandmaddmaboutm100cm3mofmdistilledm
water.m
Usemamstirringmrodmtomhelpmthemsolidmdissolve,mcarefullymbreakingmupmanymlumpsmofmsli
dmwithmthemrod.m
Whenmthemsolidmhasmdissolved,mpourmthemsolutionmintomthemflaskmusingmamfiltermfunnel.
m
Addmwatermtomthemflaskmuntilmthemlevelmrisesmtomthemgraduationmmark"
SUGGESTmTHREEmFURTHERmINSTRUCTIONSmWHICHmWOULDmIMPROVEmTHEmOVERALLmTECH
NIQUEmINmTHISmACCOUNT.(3)
Cu2(OH)2CO3+4HCL---2CuCl2+3H20+CO2m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmCompoundsmcontainingmCu2+,mOH-
mandmCO3(2-)mionsmaremsometimesmdescribedmasmbasicmcoppermcarbonates
(a)mSolidmCu(OH)2CO3mismaddedmtomanmexcessmofmdilutemhydrochloricmacid.mAmsolutionm
ofmcopper(2)chloridemismformed,mtogethermwithmtwomothermproducts.
(i)mWritemanmequationmformthemreaction.
bubblesmcouldmbemobserved.m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mm4a(ii)mSuggestmonemobservationmwhichmcouldmbemmademduringm
themreaction
Simplestmwholemnumbermratiomofmthematomsmofmeachmelementmpresentminmamcompound.
m-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmSuggestmwhatmismmeantmbymthemtermmempiricalmformula(2)
PVm=mnRTm-m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmStatemthemidealmgasmequation(1)
Themabilitymofmanmatommtomattractmampairmofmelectronsmfrommamcovalentmbond.m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmDescribemwhatmismmeantmbymthemterm,m"electronegativity"(1)
amcovalentmbondm(amsharedmpairmofmelectrons)minmwhichmbothmelectronsmcomemfrommth
emsamematom.m-
m"ACCURATEmANSWER"mmDescribemwhatmismmeantmbym"DativemCovalent"mbonding(1)
HydrogenmBonding.