AQA AS Chemistry Paper 1 – Inorganic and Physical Chemistry Predicted Paper june 2023 attached with marking scheme

AQA
AS Chemistry
Paper 1 – Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
Predicted Paper 2023


Name ……………………………………………………………………
Date …………………


1 hour 30 minutes allowed
You should have access to the AQA insert (periodic table and data sheet)
to help with answering the questions.
You should spend around 65 minutes on section A and 25 minutes on
section B.



Possible Marks
Question
Grade boundaries marks gained
1 9
These are VERY rough guesses! Getting a 2 9
C on this paper does not guarantee you 3 10
the same mark in the exam. 4 6
5 9
6 7
7 11
 A – 80
8 6
 B – 70
Section B 15
 C – 60 Total 80
 D – 50
 E - 40




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, SECTION A
01The mass spectrum of element A has three peaks. The table below
gives the relative abundance of each isotope in a sample of element A.

Isotope Mass number Percentage
abundance
1 22 9.25
2 20 90.48
3 21 0.27

01.1
i. Calculate the relative atomic mass of element A.
[2 marks]




ii. Identify the element A.
[1 mark]



iii. Write the electron configuration of element A.
[1 mark]




01.2
i. Explain what is meant by the term “first ionisation
energy”?
[3 marks]




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