1. Chemistry Paper 1 Paper 1 (November Mock) has the following topics :
States of Matter / Separation techniques
Atomic Structure and Isotopes
Periodic Table and Electron Configuration
Ionic, Covalent and Metallic Bonding
Acids and Alkalis/Bases
Electrolysis, obtaining and using metals
Calculations – moles, yields, titrations, equilibrium

2. GCSE 9-1 Chemistry Revision
Ambitious Vocabulary: atom, bond, compound, electron, proton, neutron, property
Topic 1: Key concepts in chemistry
The Periodic Table
Define atomic number:
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Define atomic mass:
In the periodic table,
a) What is a group? __________________________________________________
b) What is a period?
Bonding
Draw a lithium atom and a lithium ion.
Draw a chlorine atom and a chlorine ion.
Describe how an ionic bond happens.
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Describe how a covalent bond happens.
Particle
Relative charge
Relative mass
Proton 1
Electron -1
Atoms
Why do atoms contain equal numbers or protons and electrons?
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Where is most of the mass found in atoms?
What is an isotope?
Ionic Compounds
Describe the structure of ionic substances.
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Describe and explain the properties of ionic substances.
Giant Covalent Substances
Describe the structure of giant covalent substances.
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Describe and explain the properties of giant covalent substances.
Conservation of mass
What is the law of conservation of mass?
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Simple Covalent Compounds
Describe the structure of simple covalent substances.
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Describe and explain the properties of ionic substances.
Forms of carbon
Describe the difference in structures of carbon and diamond.
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RAM
What is RAM?
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3. GCSE 9-1 Chemistry Revision
Ambitious Vocabulary: pH, neutral, acid, electricity, electrolysis, matter, ion
Topic 2: States of matter and mixtures
Topic 3: Chemical Changes
Acids
Complete the pH scale below with the labels “strong acid”, “weak acid”, “neutral”, “strong alkali” and “strong acid”. Label the colours.
Acids
What type of ions do acids contain? _________________
What type of ions do alkalis contain? ________________
Describe the difference in number of hydrogen ions in a weak acid and a strong acid.
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Describe the terms dilute and concentrated, in terms of particles. Draw a diagram to help.
States of matter
Describe the properties of solids, liquids and gases in terms of particles and energy.
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Complete the labels below:
1.______________
2.______________
3.______________
4.______________
Acids
Write the ionic equation for neutralisation:
___________ + ___________  ______________
Complete the table to describe the general reactions of acids with metal compounds.
How do you test for hydrogen?
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How do you test for carbon dioxide? 4 1 3 2
Compound + Acid
Produces…
Metal oxide
Metal Hydroxide
Metal carbonate
Metal
Methods of separating and purifying substances
What is the chemistry definition of pure:
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Describe how waste water can be made potable:
Describe how sea water can be made potable:
Describe the process of chromatography:
Acids
Describe the process of forming soluble salts.
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Describe the process of forming insoluble salts.
Electrolysis
What is an electrolyte? _____________________________________
What type of energy does electrolysis require: ______________
Describe what happens to the ions, using the word cation, anion, anode and cathode. Why does this happen?
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4. GCSE 9-1 Chemistry Revision
Ambitious Vocabulary: Reactivity, reaction, oxidation, reduction, extraction, carbon
Obtaining and using metals
Outline the process of phytoextraction:
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Outline the process of bioleaching.
Discuss positives and negatives of each method above.
Topic 4: Extracting metals and equilibria
Obtaining and using metals
Label the reactivity series with the least and most reactive elements.
Which metals are found in the Earth’s
crust?
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What metals need to be extracted by
reduction?
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Explain how iron is reduced using carbon. Write the word equation.
How are the most reactive metals extracted?
Explain why potassium cannot be extracted by reduction.
Obtaining and using metals
Explain reduction in terms of oxygen.
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Explain oxidation in terms of oxygen.
Zinc oxide + carbon  zinc + carbon dioxide
Has the zinc been reduced or oxidised? Explain how you know.
Explain reduction in terms of electrons.
Explain oxidation in terms of electrons.
Obtaining and using metals
Which metals in the reactivity series are most resistant to corrosion? Why?
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What are some advantages of recycling metals?
What is meant by life-time assessment of a product?
Reversible reactions and equilibria
What symbol is used to show a reversible reaction?
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What does dynamic equilibrium mean?
Explain why the Haber Process is seen as a compromise.