OCR Gateway GCSE Chemistry

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4.1 Predicting Chemical Reactions

11 mark

Lithium, sodium and potassium are Group 1 elements.

What happens when these elements are added to water?

  • Some float and carbon dioxide gas and an alkaline solution are made.

  • Some float and hydrogen gas and an alkaline solution are made.

  • They all float and hydrogen gas and an acidic solution are made.

  • They all float and hydrogen gas and an alkaline solution are made.

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21 mark

Which of these elements is a transition metal?

  • Calcium

  • Caesium

  • Carbon

  • Cobalt

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31 mark

The bar chart shows the melting points of Group 1 elements.

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What are the melting points of rubidium and caesium?

  Melting point of rubidium (°C) Melting point of caesium (°C)
A 39 29
B 40 25
C 29 41
D 41 25

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11 mark

Chlorine can displace iodine from iodide ions.

Which equation represents this reaction?

  • Cl + I → Cl + I

  • Cl + I2 → 2I + Cl2

  • Cl2 + 2I → 2Cl+ I2

  • Cl2 + I → 2Cl + I

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11 mark

Astatine is found below iodine in Group 7 of the periodic table.

What is its formula and state at room temperature?

  Formula State at room temperature 
 A At gas
 B At solid
 C At2 liquid
 D At2 solid

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21 mark

When sodium reacts with water an alkaline solution is formed.

Which statement about why this happens it true?

  • It contains an ionic compound

  • It contains hydroxide ions

  • It contains water

  • Hydrogen gas is made 

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31 mark

Transition metals are located in the middle of the periodic table and have certain properties.

Which two properties do most transition metals have? 

  Property 1 Property 2 
 A soft form colourless compounds
 B high melting points low densities
 C high densities form coloured compounds
 D form ions with multiple charges do not conduct electricity

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41 mark

A student carried out a displacement reaction using an unknown halogen and a salt containing a halide ion.

As the reaction progressed they observed the formation of a dark brown solution.

Which halogen and salt did the students react together?  

  • Potassium iodide + bromine

  • Potassium bromide + chlorine

  • Potassium chloride + bromine

  • Potassium chloride + iodine

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51 mark

Nitrogen and water are produced when ammonia reacts with oxygen. 

A metal oxide catalyst is used to speed up the rate of reaction.

Which of the following metal oxides would most likely be used for this reaction?

  • Na2O

  • Li2O

  • Al2O3

  • Cr2O3

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61 mark

The diagram shows the electron structures of some elements. 

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Which two elements have similar chemical properties?

  • A and B

  • A and C

  • B and C 

  • B and D 

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71 mark

Which statement about noble gases is not correct?

  • They are diatomic

  • They have low densities 

  • Their boiling points increase going down the group 

  • They are unreactive

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81 mark

Which statement explains why Group 1 metals get more reactive further down the group?

  • There is an increasing attraction between the outer electron and nucleus

  • There is less shielding of the outer electron so it is easier to lose

  • There is a decreasing attraction between the outer electron and nucleus so the electron is more easily lost

  • The outer electron is closer to the nucleus and harder to lose 

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91 mark

A student was investigating the reactivity of different metals in hydrochloric acid. 

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Which statement about the results is true?

  • Calcium is more reactive than magnesium because its outer electrons are less easily lost

  • Copper does not react because it is less reactive than hydrogen

  • Magnesium is more reactive than zinc because it more readily forms negative ions

  • Zinc reacts with the HCl to form zinc hydroxide and hydrogen gas 

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101 mark

The boiling point of the halogens increases down Group 7.

Which statement explains why?

  • The covalent bonds get stronger going down the group and require more energy to overcome

  • The intermolecular forces get stronger going down the group and require more energy to overcome

  • The intermolecular forces get weaker going down the group and require less energy to overcome

  • The covalent bonds get weaker going down the group and require less energy to overcome

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111 mark

Lithium, sodium and potassium all react with water.

In all three reactions the same gas is produced.

What is the name of the gas?

  • Carbon dioxide

  • Chlorine

  • Hydrogen

  • Oxygen

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121 mark

The list shows part of the reactivity series of metals including carbon.

Sodium
Lithium
Calcium
Magnesium
Aluminium
Carbon
Zinc
Iron
Tin
Lead

Which row of the table correctly describes how the metals are extracted from their ores?

  Metals extracted by electrolysis Metals extracted by heating with carbon
A Sodium, Magnesium, Zinc Aluminium, Iron, Tin
B Aluminium, Zinc, Iron Lead, Tin
C Calcium, Magnesium, Aluminium Sodium, Iron, Tin
D Sodium, Calcium, Magnesium Lead, Tin, Zinc

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131 mark

Which statement describes the properties of transition metals?

  • High melting point, shiny when freshly cut and brittle.

  • Good conductors of electricity, low density and low melting point.

  • Good conductors of electricity, strong and malleable.

  • Strong, malleable and low density.

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141 mark

Zinc, Zn, reacts with copper sulfate solution, CuSO4.

Zn (s) + CuSO4 (aq) → ZnSO4 (aq) + Cu (s)

What type of reaction is this?

  • Combustion

  • Displacement

  • Neutralisation

  • Thermal decomposition

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151 mark

Which statement is correct for a Group 1 element?

  • It dissolves in water to form a bleach.

  • It is an inert gas.

  • It is a non-metal.

  • It reacts with water to form hydrogen.

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161 mark

A student reacts some metals with different salt solutions and records her results.

She places a tick () in her results table if she sees a chemical change and a cross (×) if there is no reaction.

Some of the boxes are blanked out.

  Magnesium chloride Silver nitrate Copper(II) sulfate Iron(II) sulfate
Magnesium  
Silver ×   × ×
Copper ×   ×
Iron ×  


What is the order of reactivity (most reactive to least reactive) of these four metals?

  • Iron, silver, magnesium, copper

  • Magnesium, copper, iron, silver

  • Magnesium, iron, copper, silver

  • Silver, copper, iron, magnesium

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171 mark

A student reacts some metals with different salt solutions and records her results.

She places a tick () in her results table if she sees a chemical change and a cross () if there is no reaction.

Some of the boxes are blanked out.

  Magnesium chloride Silver nitrate Copper(II) sulfate Iron(II) sulfate
Magnesium  
Silver  
Copper  
Iron  


Which metal has the least tendency to form a positive ion?

  • Copper

  • Iron

  • Magnesium

  • Silver

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181 mark

Look at the data about four elements.

Element Melting point
(°C)
Density
(g / cm3)
Ions formed
A 98 0.97 A+
B –101 0.0032 B
C 1535 7.9 C2+, C3+
D 660 2.7 D3+


Which element is a transition element?

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191 mark

Group 1 elements get more reactive down the group.

Which statement explains why?

  • The outer electron is closer to the nucleus and lost more easily.

  • The outer electron is further from the nucleus and lost more easily.

  • There is less shielding from the inner electrons.

  • There is more attraction between the nucleus and the outer electron down the group.

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