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O-LevelChemistryAtomic Structure5070/21 · May/June 2019 · Q15 Marks

Choose from the particles shown to answer the questions. ⁷⁹₃₅Br ³⁵₁₇Cl ³⁷₁₇Cl ²³₁₁Na ¹⁷₈O ³⁹₂₀Ca ³⁷₁₇Cl⁻ ⁶⁴₂₉Cu ²⁰₁₀Ne ¹⁸₈O²⁻ Each particle can be used once, more than once or not at all.

  1. (a)Which particle has only 20 protons in its nucleus?[1]
  2. (b)Which particle has a nucleon number of 35?[1]
  3. (c)Which particle has an electronic structure of 2.8.8?[1]
  4. (d)Which particle is an atom with only 10 neutrons in its nucleus?[1]
  5. (e)Which particle is an atom of a transition element?[1]

Mark scheme

Marking points from the official mark scheme (May/June 2019). The mark or mark type is shown in brackets.

  1. [1] ³⁹₂₀Ca (1)
  2. [1] ³⁵₁₇Cl (1)
  3. [1] ³⁷₁₇Cl⁻ (1)
  4. [1] ²⁰₁₀Ne (1)
  5. [1] ⁶⁴₂₉Cu (1)

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Topic
Atomic Structure, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Structured question, 5 marks.
Source
O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2019 Paper 2 Variant 1, question 1.

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