# "Describe" questions — Eduqas GCSE Chemistry

> 16 questions · chemistry

## How to answer

Say WHAT happens, in order. No reasoning. Structure: 1. First X. 2. Then Y. 3. Then Z. Assessment Objective: AO1. Every "describe" answer on this spec is marked against exactly this pattern.

## Sample questions

1. [A student carries out crystallisation to obtain a sample of copper sulfate crystals from a copper sulfate solution. Desc…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-student-carries-out-crystallisation-to-0497fad6)
2. [A student dissolves a soluble salt in water to make a solution. The student then uses crystallisation to obtain the soli…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-student-dissolves-a-soluble-salt-26be54e7)
3. [Copper sulfate can be made by reacting copper oxide with dilute sulfuric acid. Describe how a pure, dry sample of copper…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/copper-sulfate-can-be-made-by-3fa4203b)
4. [Potable water is water that is safe to drink. Describe how groundwater from an underground source is treated to make it …](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/potable-water-is-water-that-is-42d3bd84)
5. [Magnesium has an atomic number of 12 and a mass number of 24. Describe the structure of a magnesium atom, including the …](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/magnesium-has-an-atomic-number-of-4d554656)
6. [A student suspects that a white powder could be either sodium chloride or sodium carbonate. Describe how the student cou…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-student-suspects-that-a-white-54c7189f)
7. [A student has two unlabelled solutions. One solution contains sulfate ions and the other contains chloride ions. Describ…](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/a-student-has-two-unlabelled-solutions-742b06ca)
8. [Mendeleev arranged the elements into a periodic table. Describe two features of Mendeleev's arrangement of the elements …](https://www.gradenine.co.uk/q/mendeleev-arranged-the-elements-into-a-797b4856)

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