Y8 Chemistry Exam 2023.

The Year 8 Chemistry Exam will take place on the 28th June 2023 and
there will be questions on the following topics
 Elements compounds and Mixtures
 Metals and their chemistry

The exam will be 45 minutes long.

Getting ready to do your best in your exam

Included in this booklet are revision lists to help you to plan what you need to
learn (all notes for these topics should be in your exercise books and revision
guides), revision exercises and practice exam questions so you can prepare
well for your Chemistry exam.
There is also a QR code on the revision list which you can use to take you straight
to BBC Bitesize online revision.

Your teacher will also go through what to revise before the holidays and you will have
some revision time in lessons.
Elements compounds and mixtures   
Classify simple materials as either having one or more components
Sort materials according to whether they dissolve or not
Describe how some mixtures can be separated
Describe the results of separation experiments in everyday terms eg.
Chromatography different colours come from one colour
Recognise that when a solid dissolves it does not disappear e.g sea
water tastes salty
Describe the difference between element, mixture and compound.
Recognise symbols of common elements
Identify the elements in simple compounds from simple formulae
Recognise the positions of elements in the periodic table
Select the correct separation technique for familiar substances
Recognise that dissolving is a reversible change
Explain what a saturated solution is
Explain the terms solute and solvent
To understand different solutes have different solubilities in different
solvents
Explain the processes involved in the separation techniques e.g. why
solids can’t pass through filter paper
Use the idea of particles to explain dissolving e.g. the particles of a
solid spread out among the particles of a liquid
Use the particle model to explain how chromatography works
Explain choice of separation technique re. particle model
Explain the separation of liquids of different boiling points using
distillation
Describe elements, mixtures and compounds in terms of atoms
Use a particle model to explain what happens during a chemical
reaction
Explain why properties of compounds are different from constituent
elements

Metals and their reactions   

Identify some of the characteristics of metals
Describe the appearance of some metals e.g. grey, shiny

Describe observations of chemical reactions e.g. it fizzed

Identify when a chemical reaction takes place

Describe a chemical reaction as new materials being formed

Name some metals and their features and uses

Describe the test for hydrogen and carbon dioxide

Describe the reaction of metals with oxygen and water

Describe features of metals re. high melting points, good conductors

Explain some everyday uses of metals and link it to their reactivity

Identify differences in the reactivity of different metals

Represent reactions using word equations

Arrange common metals in order of reactivity

Use the reactivity series to predict the outcome of displacement

reactions involving metals and carbon

Identify metals that can occur naturally

Describe how metals can be extracted, including Iron and Aluminium

Metals and their reactions   

Classify hydrogen as a gas

Describe a simple feature of acids e.g. sour

Identify when a chemical reaction takes place

Describe a chemical reaction as new materials being formed

Describe the test for hydrogen and carbon dioxide

Recognise the “fizz” in a reaction as a gas being given off
Describe what a neutral solution is
Name some common laboratory acids and alkalis
Name an indicator and describe simply how it works eg. Turns red in
acid
Describe the reaction of metals with acids and water

Name some common salts

Explain chemical reactions in terms of new products being made and
/or energy changes taking place

Represent reactions using word equations

Describe the reactions between acids and metal oxides and carbonates

Construct the names of salts given the reactants

Explain a word equation for neutralisation

Use the reactivity series to predict the outcome of reactions involving
metals

Use the idea of conservation of mass during a chemical reaction to

make a prediction

Practice questions
Writing to Explain
Use the diagrams above to help you explain (in as much detail as you can) how you
would define the following:

My explanation…

Element

Compound

Mixture

Q1.The word equation for the reaction between magnesium carbonate and hydrochloric
acid is shown below.

magnesium + hydrochloric → magnesium + carbon + water

carbonate acid chloride dioxide

(a) Sadiq added hydrochloric acid to magnesium carbonate in a flask.

 (i) Suggest the pH of hydrochloric acid.

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(ii) The carbon dioxide produced was bubbled through lime water.

How would the lime water change?

................................................................................................................
2 marks

(b) Sadiq repeated the experiment by adding sulphuric acid to magnesium carbonate.

Complete the word equation for the reaction that took place.

magnesium + sulphuric → ................................................ + carbon + water

carbonate acid dioxide
1 mark

(c) Sadiq made a model volcano.

He put magnesium carbonate into the model.
He added vinegar and a drop of washing-up liquid.
 The mixture fizzed, and froth poured out of the model volcano.

(i) The vinegar reacted with the magnesium carbonate.

Suggest the pH of vinegar.

.............

(ii) The froth running down the side of the model represents part of a real
volcano.
Give the name of this part.

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2 marks
maximum 5 marks

Q2.
Jill bought a can of Wax Seal to spray the parts underneath her car.

Wax Seal helps to prevent these parts rusting.

It is a mixture of wax and a liquid called white spirit.

(a) (i) The body of Jill’s car is made from steel. Steel contains iron.

Give two substances that are needed for iron to rust.

1. ..................................................
1 mark

2. ..................................................
1 mark

(ii) How does Wax Seal help to protect the car from rusting?

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 ...............................................................................................................
1 mark

(iii) Wax Seal can also be used on the upper parts of a car.

What else protects parts such as the doors from rusting?

................................................................................................................
1 mark

(b) The metal parts of a car may corrode.

What type of air pollution could cause corrosion?

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1 mark

(c) The diagram below shows the mixture of particles of wax and white spirit in Wax
Seal.

not to scale

After Jill sprays the car, the white spirit evaporates leaving a layer of solid wax on
the surface.

(i) In the box below, draw eight circles, , to show the arrangement of
particles in a gas.

particles in a gas
1 mark

(ii) In the box below, draw eight circles, , to show the arrangement of
particles in a solid.

particles in a solid
1 mark
maximum 7 marks