AQA GCSE CHEMISTRY KEY WORDS
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AccurateN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANmeasurementNisNconsideredNaccurateNifNitNisNjudgedNtoNbeNcloseNtoNtheNtrueNvalue.
AcidN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WhenNdissolvedNinNwater,NitsNsolutionNhasNaNpHNvalueNlessNthanN7.NAcidsNareNprotonN(H+Nion)Ndonors.
ActivationNenergyN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNminimumNenergyNneededNforNaNreactionNtoNtakeNplace.
AkaliNmetalN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ElementsNinNGroupN1NofNtheNperiodicNtable.
AlkaliN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ItsNsolutionNhasNaNpHNvalueNmoreNthanN7.
AlkaneN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
SaturatedNhydrocarbonNwithNtheNgeneralNformulaNCnH2n+2,NforNexample,Nmethane,Nethane,NandNpropan
e.
AlkeneN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-UnsaturatedNhydrocarbonNwhichNcontainsNaNcarbon-
carbonNdoubleNbond.NItsNgeneralNformulaNisNCnH2n,NforNexample,Nethene,NC2H4.
AlloyN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ANmixtureNofNtwoNorNmoreNelements,NatNleastNoneNofNwhichNisNaNmetal.
AnhydrousN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-DescribesNaNsubstanceNthatNdoesNnotNcontainNwater.
AnodeN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNpositiveNelectrodeNinNelectrolysis.
AnomaliesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ResultsNthatNdoNnotNmatchNtheNpatternNseenNinNtheNotherNdataNcollectedNorNareNwellNoutsideNtheNrangeNo
fNotherNrepeatNreadingsN(outliers).
,AqueousNsolutionN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNmixtureNmadeNbyNaddingNaNsolubleNsubstanceNtoNwater.
AtmosphereN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNrelativelyNthinNlayerNofNgasesNthatNsurroundNplanetNEarth.
AtomN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNsmallestNpartNofNanNelementNthatNcanNstillNbeNrecognisedNasNthatNelement.
AtomN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANmeasureNofNtheNamountNofNstartingNmaterialsNthatNendNupNasNusefulNproducts.
AtomicNnumberN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNnumberNofNprotonsN(whichNequalsNtheNnumberNofNelectrons)NinNanNatom.NItNisNsometimesNcalledNtheN
protonNnumber.
AvagadroNconstantN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNnumberNofNatoms,Nmolecules,NorNionsNinNaNmoleNofNanyNsubstanceN(i.e.,N6.02N×N1023NperNmol).
BalancedNsymbolNequationN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANsymbolNequationNinNwhichNthereNareNequalNnumbersNofNeachNtypeNofNatomNonNeitherNsideNofNtheNequat
ion.
BaseN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNoxide,Nhydroxide,NorNcarbonateNofNaNmetalNthatNwillNreactNwithNanNacid,NformingNaNsaltNasNoneNofNthe
Nproducts.N(IfNaNbaseNdissolvesNinNwaterNitNisNcalledNanNalkali).NBasesNareNprotonN(H+Nion)Nacceptors.
BiodegradableN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-MaterialsNthatNcanNbeNbrokenNdownNbyNmicroorganisms.
BiofuelN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-FuelNmadeNfromNanimalNorNplantNproducts.
BlastNfurnaceN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNhugeNreactionNvesselsNusedNinNindustryNtoNextractNironNfromNitsNore.
, BondNenergyN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNenergyNrequiredNtoNbreakNaNspecificNchemicalNbond.
BuretteN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANlongNglassNtubeNwithNaNtapNatNoneNendNandNmarkingsNtoNshowNvolumesNofNliquid;NusedNtoNaddNprecisely
NknownNvolumesNofNliquidsNtoNaNsolutionNinNaNconicalNflaskNbelowNit.
CarbonNfootprintN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNtotalNamountNofNcarbonNdioxideNandNotherNgreenhouseNgasesNemittedNoverNtheNfullNlifeNcycleNofNaNpr
oduct,NserviceNorNevent.
CategoricNvariableN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
CategoricNvariablesNhaveNvaluesNthatNareNlabels.NForNexampleNtypesNofNmaterial.
CatalystN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANsubstanceNthatNspeedsNupNaNchemicalNreactionNbyNprovidingNaNdifferentNpathwayNforNtheNreactionNthatN
hasNaNlowerNactivationNenergy.NTheNcatalystNisNchemicallyNunchangedNatNtheNendNofNtheNreaction.
CatalyticNconverterN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-FittedNtoNexhaustsNofNvehiclesNtoNreduceNpollutantsNreleased.
CathodeN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNnegativeNelectrodeNinNelectrolysis.
CeramicsN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
MaterialsNmadeNbyNheatingNclay,NorNotherNcompounds,NtoNhighNtemperaturesN(calledNfiring)NtoNmakeNhard
,NbutNoftenNbrittle,Nmaterials,NwhichNmakeNexcellentNelectricalNinsulators.
ChromatographyN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNprocessNwherebyNsmallNamountsNofNdissolvedNsubstancesNareNseparatedNbyNrunningNaNsolventNalongN
aNmaterialNsuchNasNabsorbentNpaper.
ClimateNchangeN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNchangeNinNglobalNweatherNpatternsNthatNcouldNbeNcausedNbyNexcessNlevelsNofNgreenhouseNgasesNinNth
eNatmosphere.
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
AccurateN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANmeasurementNisNconsideredNaccurateNifNitNisNjudgedNtoNbeNcloseNtoNtheNtrueNvalue.
AcidN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
WhenNdissolvedNinNwater,NitsNsolutionNhasNaNpHNvalueNlessNthanN7.NAcidsNareNprotonN(H+Nion)Ndonors.
ActivationNenergyN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNminimumNenergyNneededNforNaNreactionNtoNtakeNplace.
AkaliNmetalN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ElementsNinNGroupN1NofNtheNperiodicNtable.
AlkaliN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ItsNsolutionNhasNaNpHNvalueNmoreNthanN7.
AlkaneN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
SaturatedNhydrocarbonNwithNtheNgeneralNformulaNCnH2n+2,NforNexample,Nmethane,Nethane,NandNpropan
e.
AlkeneN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-UnsaturatedNhydrocarbonNwhichNcontainsNaNcarbon-
carbonNdoubleNbond.NItsNgeneralNformulaNisNCnH2n,NforNexample,Nethene,NC2H4.
AlloyN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-ANmixtureNofNtwoNorNmoreNelements,NatNleastNoneNofNwhichNisNaNmetal.
AnhydrousN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-DescribesNaNsubstanceNthatNdoesNnotNcontainNwater.
AnodeN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNpositiveNelectrodeNinNelectrolysis.
AnomaliesN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ResultsNthatNdoNnotNmatchNtheNpatternNseenNinNtheNotherNdataNcollectedNorNareNwellNoutsideNtheNrangeNo
fNotherNrepeatNreadingsN(outliers).
,AqueousNsolutionN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNmixtureNmadeNbyNaddingNaNsolubleNsubstanceNtoNwater.
AtmosphereN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNrelativelyNthinNlayerNofNgasesNthatNsurroundNplanetNEarth.
AtomN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNsmallestNpartNofNanNelementNthatNcanNstillNbeNrecognisedNasNthatNelement.
AtomN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANmeasureNofNtheNamountNofNstartingNmaterialsNthatNendNupNasNusefulNproducts.
AtomicNnumberN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNnumberNofNprotonsN(whichNequalsNtheNnumberNofNelectrons)NinNanNatom.NItNisNsometimesNcalledNtheN
protonNnumber.
AvagadroNconstantN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNnumberNofNatoms,Nmolecules,NorNionsNinNaNmoleNofNanyNsubstanceN(i.e.,N6.02N×N1023NperNmol).
BalancedNsymbolNequationN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANsymbolNequationNinNwhichNthereNareNequalNnumbersNofNeachNtypeNofNatomNonNeitherNsideNofNtheNequat
ion.
BaseN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNoxide,Nhydroxide,NorNcarbonateNofNaNmetalNthatNwillNreactNwithNanNacid,NformingNaNsaltNasNoneNofNthe
Nproducts.N(IfNaNbaseNdissolvesNinNwaterNitNisNcalledNanNalkali).NBasesNareNprotonN(H+Nion)Nacceptors.
BiodegradableN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-MaterialsNthatNcanNbeNbrokenNdownNbyNmicroorganisms.
BiofuelN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-FuelNmadeNfromNanimalNorNplantNproducts.
BlastNfurnaceN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNhugeNreactionNvesselsNusedNinNindustryNtoNextractNironNfromNitsNore.
, BondNenergyN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNenergyNrequiredNtoNbreakNaNspecificNchemicalNbond.
BuretteN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANlongNglassNtubeNwithNaNtapNatNoneNendNandNmarkingsNtoNshowNvolumesNofNliquid;NusedNtoNaddNprecisely
NknownNvolumesNofNliquidsNtoNaNsolutionNinNaNconicalNflaskNbelowNit.
CarbonNfootprintN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNtotalNamountNofNcarbonNdioxideNandNotherNgreenhouseNgasesNemittedNoverNtheNfullNlifeNcycleNofNaNpr
oduct,NserviceNorNevent.
CategoricNvariableN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
CategoricNvariablesNhaveNvaluesNthatNareNlabels.NForNexampleNtypesNofNmaterial.
CatalystN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
ANsubstanceNthatNspeedsNupNaNchemicalNreactionNbyNprovidingNaNdifferentNpathwayNforNtheNreactionNthatN
hasNaNlowerNactivationNenergy.NTheNcatalystNisNchemicallyNunchangedNatNtheNendNofNtheNreaction.
CatalyticNconverterN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-FittedNtoNexhaustsNofNvehiclesNtoNreduceNpollutantsNreleased.
CathodeN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-TheNnegativeNelectrodeNinNelectrolysis.
CeramicsN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
MaterialsNmadeNbyNheatingNclay,NorNotherNcompounds,NtoNhighNtemperaturesN(calledNfiring)NtoNmakeNhard
,NbutNoftenNbrittle,Nmaterials,NwhichNmakeNexcellentNelectricalNinsulators.
ChromatographyN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNprocessNwherebyNsmallNamountsNofNdissolvedNsubstancesNareNseparatedNbyNrunningNaNsolventNalongN
aNmaterialNsuchNasNabsorbentNpaper.
ClimateNchangeN-NCORRECTNANSWERN-
TheNchangeNinNglobalNweatherNpatternsNthatNcouldNbeNcausedNbyNexcessNlevelsNofNgreenhouseNgasesNinNth
eNatmosphere.