Chemistry paper 1

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  • What topics are covered in AQA GCC chemistry paper 1?
    Topics 1 to 5: atoms, bonding, etc.
  • What is a compound?
    A substance with two or more different atoms bonded
  • What is the chemical formula for water?
    H2O
  • How many hydrogen atoms are in one water molecule?
    Two hydrogen atoms
  • What does it mean if there is no number after a chemical symbol?
    It indicates an invisible one
  • What do chemical reactions involve regarding atoms?
    Atoms change their bonds through reactions
  • What is a word equation?
    A representation of a chemical reaction using words
  • Why must chemical equations be balanced?
    Atoms are not created or destroyed in reactions
  • What is the first step in balancing a chemical equation?
    Balance atoms only in compounds first
  • How do you balance hydrogen atoms in a reaction?
    Put a number in front of the compound
  • What is a mixture?
    A combination of elements and compounds not bonded
  • What is an example of a mixture?
    Air
  • How can you separate large insoluble particles from a liquid?
    Using filtration
  • What is crystallization used for?
    To separate a solute from a solvent
  • What is distillation?
    Heating a solution to separate liquids
  • What is fractional distillation?
    Separating liquids with different boiling points
  • What are the three main states of matter?
    Solid, liquid, and gas
  • How do particles behave in a solid?
    They vibrate around fixed positions
  • What happens to water when it evaporates?
    It becomes water vapor, a gas
  • What must be supplied to melt or evaporate a substance?
    Energy, usually in the form of heat
  • What are state symbols used for in chemical equations?
    To indicate the state of substances
  • What does the symbol 's' represent?
    Solid
  • What does the symbol 'l' represent?
    Liquid
  • What does the symbol 'g' represent?
    Gas
  • What does the symbol 'aq' represent?
    Aqueous, meaning dissolved in solution
  • Who discovered that atoms are made of positive and negative charges?
    JJ Thompson
  • What is the plum pudding model?
    A model of an atom with electrons in a positive charge
  • Who discovered the nucleus of the atom?
    Ernest Rutherford
  • What did Rutherford's experiment with gold atoms show?
    Atoms are mostly empty space
  • Who discovered neutrons in the nucleus?
    James Chadwick
  • What are protons and electrons' charges?
    Protons are +1, electrons are -1
  • What is the relative mass of neutrons?
    Relative mass of one
  • What does the atomic number represent?
    Number of protons in the nucleus
  • What happens if an atom gains or loses electrons?
    It becomes an ion
  • What does the mass number indicate?
    Number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus
  • What topics are covered in AQA GCC chemistry paper 1?
    Topics 1 to 5: atoms, bonding, etc.
  • What are isotopes?
    Atoms of the same element with different neutrons
  • What is relative abundance?
    Percentage of different isotopes in an element
  • What is a compound?
    A substance with two or more different atoms bonded
  • How is the average relative atomic mass calculated?
    By averaging the masses of isotopes