IB Chemistry HL 1 Particulate Matter Question Bank
Practise IB Chemistry HL 1 Particulate Matter with questions spanning shared SL content and HL extensions in atomic structure and spectra.
- Syllabus
- First assessment 2025
- Course
- Chemistry HL
- Level
- HL
Practise IB Chemistry HL 1 Particulate Matter with questions spanning shared SL content and HL extensions in atomic structure and spectra.
Iron(II) sulfide can be produced by heating powdered iron and sulfur together.
Describe the difference between an element and a compound.
elements contain only one type of atom / atoms with same atomic number/same number of protons
OR cannot be chemically broken down «into simpler substances» compounds contain different types of atoms «chemically» bonded together
OR
consist of different elements «chemically» bonded together «in fixed ratios»
Marking guidance:
Accept combined/joined for bonded in M2.
Calculate the wavelength, in m , for the limit of convergence observed in the line spectrum of iron. Use sections 1, 2 and 9 of the data booklet.
⟨<IE(Fe)=762 kJ mol−1∥E for 1 atom ≪=6.02×1023 mol−1762×103 J mol−1>=1.266×10−18⟨ J⟩f⟨<=hE=6.63×10−34Js1.266×10−18 J∥=1.91×1015≪ S−1>λ<=fc=1.91×1015 s−13.0×108 m s−1>=
Award [3] for correct final
answer.
Titanium and vanadium are consecutive elements in the first transition metal series.
Titanium exists as several isotopes. The mass spectrum of a sample of titanium gave the following data:

Calculate the relative atomic mass of titanium to two decimal places.
100(46×7.98)+(47×7.32)+(48×73.99)+(49×5.46)+(50×5.25)=47.93
Answer must have two decimal places with a value from 47.90 to 48.00.
Award [2] for the correct final answer.
Award [0] for 47.87, the Data Booklet value.
State the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in the 2248Ti atom.
Protons:
Neutrons:
Electrons:
Protons: 22 AND Neutrons: 26 AND Electrons: 22
State the full electron configuration of the 2248Ti2+ ion.
1 s22 s22p63 s23p63 d2
Sketch a graph of the first six successive ionization energies of vanadium on the axes provided.

I.E.
regular increase for first five AND sharp increase to the 6th
A log graph is acceptable.
Accept log plot on given axes (without amendment of y-axis).
Award mark if gradient of 5 to 6 is greater than "best fit line" of 1 to 5.
Carbon is produced by fusion reactions in stars.
Outline how the spectra of light from stars can be used to detect the presence of carbon.
presence of dark/absorption lines corresponding to those found for carbon OR missing wavelengths/frequencies corresponding to carbon's spectrum
Marking guidance:
Accept "presence of characteristic dark lines".
Do not accept responses in terms of emission spectra.
The main fusion reaction responsible for the production of carbon is:
Deduce the identity of X.
48Be
How much ethanol contains 1.20×1024 atoms of carbon?
Avogadro's constant, L or NA:6.02×1023 mol−1
0.333 mol
0.500 mol
1.00 mol
2.00 mol
C