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AQA AS/A-level Year 1 Chemistry exam practice answers

1 Atomic structure
1 (a) 1s2, 2s2, 2p6, 3s2 [1]
(b) (i) First ionisation energy is defined as the energy required to remove one mole of
electrons [1] from one mole of gaseous [1] atoms.
(ii) Al+(g)  Al2+(g) + e− [1] for correct equation; [1] for gas phase
(iii) The second ionisation energy involves removing an electron from an Al+ ion [1] so
there will be a stronger electrostatic attraction as the electron being removed is
nearer to the nucleus/Al+ is smaller than Al [1]
(c)  First ionisation energy generally increases [1]
 Nuclear charge increases [1]
 Extra electron in the same energy level/same shielding [1]
(d) Sulfur has two electrons paired in the same orbital [1]; electron repulsion takes place and
lowers the ionisation energy [1]
(e) Potassium has an extra energy level [1]; outer electron is further from the nucleus/more
shielding [1]
2 abundance of third isotope = 100 − 91.0 − 1.8 = 7.2% [1]
((32 × 91) + (33 × 1.8) + (y × 7.2))/100 = 32.16 [1]
7.2y = (32.16 × 100) − (32 × 91) − (33 × 1.8) = 244.6 [1]
y = 244.6/7.2 = 33.97
y = 34 [1]
3 D [1]

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