4 marksFoundation
Pure aluminium is soft. Aircraft bodies are made from aluminium alloys.
.1Explain why pure aluminium is soft.
[2 marks] .2Explain why aluminium alloys are harder than pure aluminium.
[2 marks] 3 marksFoundation
Burning fuels can release several pollutants.
.1Which pollutant is a toxic gas that reduces the blood's ability to carry oxygen?
[1 mark] .2Which pollutant causes global dimming?
[1 mark] .3Name the environmental problem caused by sulfur dioxide dissolving in rain water.
[1 mark] 3 marksFoundation
Chemical reactions can transfer energy to or from the surroundings.
.2Give one everyday use of an endothermic reaction.
[1 mark] 3 marksFoundation
A student tests two samples of a white solid. The pure solid melts at 122 °C.
Sample A melts at 122 °C. Sample B melts between 115 °C and 119 °C.
.1Which sample is impure?
[1 mark] .2Give the meaning of a pure substance in chemistry.
[1 mark] .3Which of these is a formulation?
[1 mark] 4 marksFoundation
A student adds marble chips to hydrochloric acid and collects the carbon dioxide in a gas syringe.
.1Calculate the mean rate of reaction in the first 30 seconds.
[2 marks] .2Give the earliest time in the table by which the reaction had stopped.
[1 mark] .3Describe how the rate changes during the reaction.
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