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  1. Q1

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 1: Part of a protein structure can be represented as: –CONHCH(CH3)CONHCH2CONHCH(CH3)– What is correct about this part of the protein structure? A All its amino aci
  2. Q2

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 2: What is correct about the greenhouse effect? A Greenhouse gas bonds vibrate more when warmed by infrared radiation. B Greenhouse gases reflect infrared radiatio
  3. Q3

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 3: An organic compound A is oxidised to a different compound which forms a silver mirror with Tollens’ reagent. Which could be compound A? A propanal B propan-1-ol
  4. Q4

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 4: Which statement about transition metals is correct? Copper(II) ions form an octahedral complex with chloride ions. A B Most manganese compounds have Mn in the o
  5. Q5

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 5: Which statement about the element astatine, At, is likely to be correct? A It displaces iodine from sodium iodide. B It is a gas at room temperature. C It is a
  6. Q6

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 6: Which of the following pairs can be structural isomers? A acid anhydrides and aldehydes B amines and amides C carboxylic acids and esters D diols and esters You
  7. Q7

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 7: Which row shows the correct electron configurations of Cr and Cr3+? 7 Cr3+ Cr [Ar] 3d4 4s2 [Ar] 3d3 A [Ar] 3d4 4s2 [Ar] 3d1 4s2 B [Ar] 3d5 4s1 [Ar] 3d3 C [Ar] 3
  8. Q8

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 8: What is an advantage of both ethanol and hydrogen as alternatives to petrol? A Their only product of combustion is water. B They can be produced by fermentation
  9. Q9

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 9: What is correct about chlorine radicals in the atmosphere? A They act as homogeneous catalysts that increase ozone depletion. B They are formed by heterolytic f
  10. Q10

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 10: A colorimeter is used to measure the concentration of a copper(II) sulfate solution. What is correct? A A blue filter is used. B A calibration curve of copper i
  11. Q11

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 11: Which statement about all sodium compounds is correct? A They are less reactive than potassium compounds. B They dissolve in water to give alkaline solutions. C
  12. Q12

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 12: A scientist runs a mixture of four hydrocarbons through a gas-liquid chromatography apparatus. The chromatogram obtained is: E D F C What is correct? A Compound
  13. Q13

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 13: Chlorine is added to water to prevent the spread of bacterial diseases. Why must the levels of chlorine in the water be carefully monitored? A Chlorine is a gre
  14. Q14

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 14: Which row has ammonia, methane and water in order of increasing boiling point? A ammonia < methane < water B methane < ammonia < water C methane < water < ammon
  15. Q15

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 15: Which pair will react to produce brown vapours? A NaCl and concentrated H3PO4 B NaCl and concentrated H2SO4 C NaBr and concentrated H2SO4 D NaI and concentrated
  16. Q16

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 16: Modern petrol cars have catalytic converters. Which row shows a pollutant removed by these catalytic converters and the environmental problem the pollutant caus
  17. Q17

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 17: An organic compound is shown: OH What is the correct name for this compound? A 1,1,5-trimethylheptan-4-ol B 2-methyl-6-methyloctan-5-ol C 2-ethyl-6-methylheptan
  18. Q18

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 18: In which of the following reactions is the hydrogen halide acting as a reducing agent? A 2HBr + 2Na 2NaBr + H2 B HCl + AgNO3 HNO3 + AgCl C HCl + NaOH NaCl + H2O
  19. Q19

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 19: 2.00 g of an oxide of copper contains 1.78 g of copper. What is the oxidation state of the copper in the oxide? A –1 B 0 C +1 D +2 Your answer [1]
  20. Q20

    June 2025 · Paper 1

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    June 2025 Paper 1, question 20: The cracking of one molecule of compound H produces but-1-ene, propene and butane in a 2:2:1 mol ratio. What is the Mr of compound H? A 154 B 156 C 250 D 254 Yo

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