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AQA GCSE Chemistry Foundation Tier Paper 2 — Free 60-Question AQA GCSE Practice Test

Q01.1This question is about copper sulfate. Blue copper sulfate turns white when it is heated. The word equation for the r...Easy

Q01.2What does the symbol ⇌ mean?Easy

Q01.3Complete the sentence. The colour change when water is added to anhydrous copper sulfate is white to ______.Easy

Q01.4A student heats 2.5 g of hydrated copper sulfate in a test tube. 0.9 g of water is given off. The remaining solid is ...Easy

Q01.5Calculate the percentage of water contained in 2.5 g of hydrated copper sulfate. (Mass of water = 0.9 g)Medium

Q01.6What is the chemical formula for Copper sulfate?Easy

Q01.7What is the chemical formula for Water?Easy

Q02.1This question is about fuels. Octane (C₈H₁₈) is a hydrocarbon in petrol. Cracking breaks down large hydrocarbon molec...Easy

Q02.2What type of carbon compound is octane, C₈H₁₈?Easy

Q02.3Oxygen is needed to burn fuels. Name the source of the oxygen needed to burn fuels.Easy

Q02.4Particulates and sulfur dioxide are pollutants produced when some fuels burn. What is the polluting effect of particu...Easy

Q02.5Particulates and sulfur dioxide are pollutants produced when some fuels burn. What is the polluting effect of sulfur ...Easy

Q02.6Which two gases are produced when fuels burn in car engines? Select two options.Medium

Q02.7Vehicles produce most of the atmospheric pollution in cities. How could the atmospheric pollution in cities be reduce...Medium

Q03.1Polymers are used to make fabrics. Table 1 shows some properties of two polymers. Polymer fabrics are used to make fi...Medium

Q03.2A firefighter uniform made from polymer J has a mass of 6.0 kg. Calculate the mass of a uniform of the same size made...Medium

Q03.3Polymers J and K are both thermosoftening polymers. Polymer L is a thermosetting polymer. Why would polymer L be bett...Easy

Q03.4Polymers J and K are made from crude oil. In the past, firefighter uniforms were made from wool. Wool is obtained fro...Easy

Q03.5Why is wool more sustainable than polymers J and K for making firefighter uniforms?Medium

Q04.1A 9 carat gold ring is made from a mixture of metals. The mass of the ring is 5.0 g. Table 3 shows the mass of differ...Easy

Q04.2The cost of gold is £30 per gram. Calculate the cost of the gold used in the 9 carat gold ring. Use Table 3.Easy

Q04.3Rings can be made from 22 carat gold. The ratio of the mass of gold in 22 carat gold compared to 9 carat gold is 22 :...Medium

Q04.4Pure gold is 24 carat. Suggest two reasons why silver and copper are mixed with gold to make 9 carat gold rings.Medium

Q04.5Copper is obtained from copper ores or by recycling copper. - Copper ores are non-renewable. - Copper ores can be obt...Medium

Q05.1A student investigated the colours in three different flowers, A, B and C, using paper chromatography. The colours ar...Medium

Q05.2Figure 2 shows the apparatus used. What two mistakes did the student make in setting up the apparatus? Select two opt...Medium

Q05.3Another student sets up the apparatus correctly. Figure 3 represents the student's results. What two conclusions can ...Medium

Q05.4The student records some measurements. - the colour from flower B moves 7.2 cm - the solvent moves 9.0 cm Calculate t...Easy

Q06.1Disposable cups are made from coated paper or poly(styrene). Figure 4 represents the structure of poly(styrene). Whic...Easy

Q06.2Which process is used to make poly(styrene) from small molecules?Easy

Q06.3Complete the sentences. Choose answers from the box. [ceramics, composites, four, many, monomers, polymers, two] Pol...Easy

Q06.4Table 4 gives some information about disposable cups. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of using coated paper ...Medium

Q07.1A student investigated how concentration affects the rate of reaction between magnesium and hydrochloric acid. Figure...Easy

Q07.2Which two variables should the student keep the same to make the investigation a fair test? Select two options.Medium

Q07.3Table 5 shows the student's results for the experiment with hydrochloric acid of a lower concentration. Calculate mea...Medium

Q07.4Plot the data from Table 5 on Figure 6. You should include your answer to Question 07.3. You do not need to draw a li...Medium

Q07.5Figure 7 shows results of the experiment with the hydrochloric acid of a higher concentration. Calculate the mean rat...Medium

Q07.6Describe how the rate of reaction changes between 0 and 160 seconds. Use Figure 7.Medium

Q07.7The student concludes that the rate of reaction is greater when the concentration of hydrochloric acid is higher. Why...Medium

Q07.8The student tests the gas produced by bubbling it through limewater. No change is seen in the limewater. Give one con...Easy

Q07.9The student tests the gas produced using a burning splint. Name the gas the student is testing for. Give the result o...Easy

Q08.1This question is about chemicals in fireworks. Coloured flames are produced because of the metal ions in the firework...Easy

Q08.2Name a metal ion that would produce a green flame.Easy

Q08.3Some fireworks contain a mixture of metal ions. Why is it difficult to identify the metal ions from the colour of the...Easy

Q08.4Flame emission spectroscopy is used to identify metal ions in a firework. Figure 8 shows the flame emission spectra o...Medium

Q08.5The compounds in fireworks also contain non-metal ions. A scientist tests a solution of the chemicals used in a firew...Easy

Q08.6Describe a test to show the presence of sulfate ions in the solution. Give the result of the test if there are sulfat...Medium

Q09.1Methylated spirit is a useful product made from a mixture of substances. Table 6 shows the mass of the substances in ...Easy

Q09.2Calculate the percentage by mass of methanol in methylated spirit. Use Table 6.Medium

Q09.3Methylated spirit contains ethanol and is available cheaply. Methylated spirit also contains: - pyridine which has a ...Easy

Q09.4Suggest one use of methylated spirit.Easy

Q09.5Describe how ethanol is produced from sugar solution. Give the name of this process.Medium

Q09.6Figure 9 shows part of the displayed formula for ethanol. Complete Figure 9.Easy

Q09.7Name the gas produced when sodium is added to ethanol.Easy

Q09.8Methanol is used to produce methanoic acid. What type of substance reacts with methanol to produce methanoic acid?Easy

Q10.1This question is about gases. Figure 10 shows how nitrogen is used in the Haber Process to produce ammonia. Gas X in ...Easy

Q10.2Give the approximate temperature and pressure used in the reactor.Medium

Q10.3The mixture of gases from the reactor cools in the condenser. Suggest why ammonia condenses but the other gases do not.Easy

Q10.4The Earth's early atmosphere was different to Earth's atmosphere today. Scientists think that the Earth's early atmos...Hard

Q10.5Why are scientists not certain about the percentage of each gas in the Earth's early atmosphere?Easy

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