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CHEMISTRY
Paper 1 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
Monday 20 May 2019 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For Examiner’s Use
For this paper you must have:
• the Periodic Table/Data Sheet, provided as an insert (enclosed) Question Mark
• a ruler with millimetre measurements
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• a scientific calculator, which you are expected to use where appropriate.
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Instructions 3
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. 4
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
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• Answer all questions.
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside 6
the box around each page or on blank pages. 7
• All working must be shown. 8
• Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work you do not
want to be marked. Section B
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• The marks for questions are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 80.
Advice
You are advised to spend about 65 minutes on Section A and 25 minutes on Section B.
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Answer all questions in this section.
0 1 This question is about compounds that contain fluorine.
0 1 . 1 Sodium fluoride contains sodium ions (Na+) and fluoride ions (F–).
Na+ and F– have the same electron configuration.
Explain why a fluoride ion is larger than a sodium ion.
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0 1 . 2 Explain, in terms of structure and bonding, why the melting point of sodium fluoride is
high.
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