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AQA Style
GCSE
COMBINED SCIENCE: TRILOGY
Your text here 1
Foundation Tier Chemistry Paper 1
Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes
Materials
Question Mark
• A ruler
• A pen and pencil 1
• A calculator
2
• Periodic Table of Elements
3
Instructions and Information
• Answer all the questions using a black pen. 4
• Answer the questions in the space available and cross out 5
any work you do not want to be marked.
• In any calculations make sure you show your working out. 6
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets. 7
• The maximum mark for the paper is 70.
Total
• You must make your work as neat as possible and use
good English in your answers.
• You should make sure you leave time to check your answers.
Name
Date
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0 1 Sodium is found in Group 1 of the periodic table.
0 1 . 1 What name is given to the elements in Group 1?
Tick one box.
[1 mark]
acidic metals
alkali metals
non-metals
transition metals
0 1 . 2 Sodium reacts with chlorine.
Chlorine is a halogen.
Which group in the periodic table contains the halogens?
Tick one box.
[1 mark]
Group 0
Group 2
Group 6
Group 7
0 1 . 3 Figure 1 shows part of a dot and cross diagram to represent the formation of
sodium chloride.
Complete the dot and cross diagram.
You should only show the electrons in the outer shells.
[2 mark]
Figure 1
+ -
Na + Cl Na Cl
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0 1 . 4 Complete the sentence. Choose the answer from the box.
[1 mark]
covalent ionic metallic
The type of bonding in sodium chloride is bonding.
0 1 . 5 Which structure represents the arrangement of particles in sodium chloride?
Tick one box.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 6 Complete the sentences. Choose answers from the box.
[2 marks]
atoms electrostatic ions magnetic metallic molecules
The compound is held together by forces.
These forces act between oppositely charged .
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AQA Style
GCSE
COMBINED SCIENCE: TRILOGY
Your text here 1
Foundation Tier Chemistry Paper 1
Time allowed: 1 hour 15 minutes
Materials
Question Mark
• A ruler
• A pen and pencil 1
• A calculator
2
• Periodic Table of Elements
3
Instructions and Information
• Answer all the questions using a black pen. 4
• Answer the questions in the space available and cross out 5
any work you do not want to be marked.
• In any calculations make sure you show your working out. 6
• The marks for each question are shown in brackets. 7
• The maximum mark for the paper is 70.
Total
• You must make your work as neat as possible and use
good English in your answers.
• You should make sure you leave time to check your answers.
Name
Date
, 2 of 18
0 1 Sodium is found in Group 1 of the periodic table.
0 1 . 1 What name is given to the elements in Group 1?
Tick one box.
[1 mark]
acidic metals
alkali metals
non-metals
transition metals
0 1 . 2 Sodium reacts with chlorine.
Chlorine is a halogen.
Which group in the periodic table contains the halogens?
Tick one box.
[1 mark]
Group 0
Group 2
Group 6
Group 7
0 1 . 3 Figure 1 shows part of a dot and cross diagram to represent the formation of
sodium chloride.
Complete the dot and cross diagram.
You should only show the electrons in the outer shells.
[2 mark]
Figure 1
+ -
Na + Cl Na Cl
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0 1 . 4 Complete the sentence. Choose the answer from the box.
[1 mark]
covalent ionic metallic
The type of bonding in sodium chloride is bonding.
0 1 . 5 Which structure represents the arrangement of particles in sodium chloride?
Tick one box.
[1 mark]
0 1 . 6 Complete the sentences. Choose answers from the box.
[2 marks]
atoms electrostatic ions magnetic metallic molecules
The compound is held together by forces.
These forces act between oppositely charged .
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