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AQA AS Chemistry, paper 1 MCQ practice

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 12hrs 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these elements has the second highest ionisation energy?

a)

Na

b)

Mg

c)

Ne

d)

Ar

2.

Which of these has the highest first ionisation energy?

a)

Na

b)

Al

c)

Si

d)

Cl

3.

What is element X?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Phosphorous

c)

Aluminium

d)

Boron

4.

Chlorine exists as two isotopes 35-Cl and 37-Cl in the ratio 3:1

Which statement about peaks in the mass spectrum of Cl2 is correct?

a)

Peaks at m/z = 70 and 74 in the ratio 3:1

b)

Peaks at m/z = 70, 72 and 74 in the ratio 9:6:1

c)

Peaks at m/z = 70, 72 and 74 in the ratio 9:3:1

d)

Peaks at m/z = 70 and 72 in the ratio 3:1

5.

Which of these has the smallest number of neutrons?

a)

3 H

b)

4 He

c)

5 He

d)

4 Li

6.

Which statement about time of flight mass spectrometry is correct?

a)

The current in the detector is proportional to the ion abundance

b)

Sample particles gain electrons to form positive ions

c)

Particles are detected in the order of their kinetic energies

d)

Ions are accelerated by a magnetic field

7.

Which element is in the d-block of the Periodic Table?

a)

Selenium

b)

Antimony

c)

Tantalum

d)

Lead

8.

What volume of water should the student add?

a)

45.0cm3

b)

95.0cm3

c)

100cm3

d)

995cm3

9.

What mass of nitrogen was present in the sample?

a)

0.041g

b)

0.057g

c)

0.074g

d)

0.420g

10.

Which of these samples of gas contains the largest number of molecules?

The gas constant R = 8.31 J K-1 mol-1

a)

5.0 x 10-4 m3 at 1.0 x 106 Pa and 300K

b)

4.0 x 10-3 m3 at 2.0 x 105 Pa and 400K

c)

3.0 x 10-1 m3 at 3.0 x 104 Pa and 500K

d)

2.0 x 10-2 m3 at 4.0 x 103 Pa and 600K

11.

Which sample contains the most molecules?

The Avogadro constant L = 6.022 x 1023 mol-1

a)

2.10 x 1022 molecules of methane, CH4

b)

1.0 g of oxygen, O2

c)

65.0 mg of hydrogen, H2

d)

0.0300 mol of ethane, C2H6

12.
a)

10 cm3

b)

25 cm3

c)

50 cm3

d)

100 cm3

13.
a)

9.0 x 10-3

b)

3.6 x 10-2

c)

1.08 x 10-2

d)

2.16 x 10-2

14.

Which of the following solutions would react exactly with a solution containing 0.0500 mol sulphuric acid?

a)

50.0 cm2 of 1.00 mol dm-3 NaOH

b)

100.0 cm2 of 2.00 mol dm-3 NaOH

c)

100.0 cm2 of 2.00 mol dm-3 Ba(OH)2

d)

50.0 cm2 of 1.00 mol dm-3 Ba(OH)2

15.
a)

Barium

b)

Calcium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Strontium

16.

There are 392 mol of pure gold in a bar measuring 10cm x 10cm x 40cm.

What is the density of the gold in Kg dm-3 ?

a)

193

b)

19.3

c)

1.93

d)

0.193

17.

What is the empirical formula of an oxide of nitrogen that contains 26% nitrogen by mass?

a)

NO2

b)

N2O3

c)

N2O5

d)

N4O5

18.

Which compound forms a molecular ion with a different precise molecular mass from the other three?

a)

butanone

b)

cyclobutanol

c)

dimethylpropane

d)

methylpropanal

19.
a)

3.88 x 10-3 mol dm-3

b)

7.76 x 10-3 mol dm-3

c)

3.88 x 10-2 mol dm-3

d)

7.76 x 10-2 mol dm-3

20.
a)

2.75

b)

5.49

c)

2.75 x 103

d)

5.49 x 103

21.
a)

MBr

b)

MBr2

c)

MBr3

d)

MBr4

22.
a)

0.35

b)

0.46

c)

0.54

d)

0.65

23.
a)

2.41 x 1024

b)

1.93 x 1024

c)

1.81 x 1024

d)

9.63 x 1023

24.
a)

CH2Cl2

b)

HBr

c)

Kr

d)

PF3

25.
a)

50 cm3

b)

40 cm3

c)

30 cm3

d)

20 cm3

26.
a)

33%

b)

50%

c)

67%

d)

75%

27.
a)

0.0341

b)

0.137

c)

0.163

d)

0.273

28.
a)

4.476 x 10-2 dm3

b)

4.48 x 10-2 dm3

c)

4.50 x 10-2 dm3

d)

44.8 x 10-3 dm3

29.
a)

294 kPa

b)

68.0 kPa

c)

34.0 kPa

d)

13.7 kPa

30.

Which of the following contains the most chloride ions?

a)

10 cm3 of 3.30 x 10-2 mol dm-3 aluminium chloride solution

b)

20 cm3 of 5.00 x 10-2 mol dm-3 calcium chloride solution

c)

30 cm3 of 3.30 x 10-2 mol dm-3 hydrochloric acid solution

d)

40 cm3 of 2.50 x 10-2 mol dm-3 sodium chloride solution

31.
a)

0.09%

b)

0.11%

c)

0.18%

d)

0.22%

32.

Which molecule has the largest dipole?

a)

ClF3

b)

BF3

c)

SF6

d)

CF4

33.

Which substance exists as a macromolecule?

a)

Cu

b)

SiO2

c)

P4O10

d)

MgO

34.

Which is the most likely bond angle around the oxygen atom in ethanol?

a)

104.5ο

b)

109.5ο

c)

120ο

d)

180ο

35.

Which of these substances has permenent dipole-dipole attractions between molecules?

a)

CCl4

b)

C2F4

c)

(CH3)2CO

d)

CO2

36.

Why are fluoroalkanes unreactive?

a)

Fluorine is highly electronegative

b)

The F- ion is very stable

c)

They are polar molecules

d)

The C-F bond is very strong

37.

Which of these substances do not show hydrogen bonding?

a)

HF

b)

NH3

c)

CH3COOH

d)

CHF3

38.

What type of bond is formed between N and B when a molecule of NH3 reacts with a molecule of BF3?

a)

Ionic

b)

Covalent

c)

Co-ordinate

d)

Van der Waals

39.

Which species has one or more bond angle(s) of 90?

a)

CH4

b)

NH4+

c)

ClF4

d)

AlCl4-

40.

Which compound has the highest boiling point?

a)

C2H4

b)

C2H6

c)

CH3NH2

d)

CH3F

41.
a)

If the total pressure is increased at constant temperature, the proportion of COCl2 in the equilibrium mixture will decrease.

b)

Use of a catalyst will increase the proportion of COCl2 in the equilibrium mixture at constant temperature and pressure.

c)

Reducing the equilibrium concentration of CO will increase the value of the equilibrium constant.

d)

Raising the temperature from 373K to 473K will increase the value of the equilibrium constant.

42.
a)

NO2 is brown and the forward reaction is exothermic.

b)

NO2 is brown and the forward reaction is endothermic.

c)

NO2 is colourless and the forward reaction is exothermic.

d)

NO2 is colourless and the forward reaction is endothermic.

43.
a)

0.30

b)

0.41

c)

1.54

d)

2.46

44.
a)

1.5

b)

2.0

c)

2.5

d)

3.0

45.
a)

14

b)

16

c)

18

d)

20

46.

Which species contains an element with the oxidation number of +4?

a)

NO2+

b)

ClO3-

c)

H2SO3

d)

PCl5

47.

In which reaction is hydrogen acting as an oxidising agent?

a)
b)
c)
d)
48.

Which of these is not a redox reaction?

a)
b)
c)
d)
49.
a)
b)
c)
d)