4-mark practice questions — Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Chemistry (4CH1)

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How to answer

4-mark questions are the shortest levels-of-response band. Aim for four scientific ideas, each in its own short sentence.

Sample questions

  1. Aluminium chloride has the formula AlCl₃. State what is meant by the term relative formula mass and describe the steps y…
  2. A student prepares a sample of copper(II) sulfate solution by adding dilute sulfuric acid to an excess of copper(II) car…
  3. A student performs flame tests and chemical tests on three separate solutions, labelled X, Y and Z. Solution X gives a b…
  4. Magnesium has atomic number 12. An atom of magnesium has two electrons in its outermost shell. Describe the arrangement …
  5. When ammonium chloride dissolves in water, the temperature of the water decreases. Explain what this temperature change …
  6. Methanol and butanol are both members of the alcohols homologous series. Describe TWO chemical properties that methanol …
  7. Explain why two atoms of the same element can have different mass numbers.
  8. Chlorine, bromine and iodine are all halogens in Group 7 of the periodic table. Describe and explain the trend in reacti…

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