CHEMISTRY QUESTION PAPER 2021
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Paper 1 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry
Time allowed: 1 hour 30 minutes
Materials
For this paper you must have: For Examiner’s Use
the Periodic Table/Data Sheet, provided as an insert (enclosed)
a ruler with millimetre measurements Question Mark
a scientific calculator, which you are expected to use where appropriate. 1
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Instructions 3
Use black ink or black ball-point pen.
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Fill in the boxes at the top of this page.
Answer all questions. 5
You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not 6
write outside the box around each page or on blank pages. 7
If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at
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the end of this book. Write the question number against your
answer(s). 9
All working must be shown. 10
Do all rough work in this book. Cross through any work
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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
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0 1 This question is about atomic structure.
0 1 .1 Figure 1 is a model proposed by Rutherford to show the structure of an
atom.
Figure 1
State two features of the current model that are not shown in the Rutherford
model.
[2 marks]
Feature 1 of the current model
Feature 2 of the current model
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0 .1 2A sample of tin is analysed in a time of flight mass spectrometer. box
The sample is ionised by electron impact to form 1+ ions.
Table 1 shows data about the four peaks in this spectrum.
Table 1
m/z Percentage abundance
11 22.41
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11 11.78
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11 34.97
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Give the symbol, including mass number, of the ion that reaches the
detector first.
Calculate the relative atomic mass of tin in this
sample. Give your answer to 1 decimal place.
[4 marks]
Symbol of ion
Relative atomic mass
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