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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

Structure 1. Models of the particulate nature of matter question 1

[Maximum number: 5]

Iron(II) sulfide can be produced by heating powdered iron and sulfur together.

Question (a)

(a)

Describe the difference between an element and a compound.

[ 2 ]

Question (b)

(b)

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.

[ 3 ]

Structure 1. Models of the particulate nature of matter question 2

[Maximum number: 5]

Titanium and vanadium are consecutive elements in the first transition metal series.

Question (a)

(a)

Titanium exists as several isotopes. The mass spectrum of a sample of titanium gave the following data:

Table for Question (a) — IB Chemistry HL

Calculate the relative atomic mass of titanium to two decimal places.

[ 2 ]

Question (b)

(b)

State the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in the 2248Ti{ }_{22}^{48} \mathrm{Ti} atom.

Protons:

Neutrons:

Electrons:

[ 1 ]

Question (c)

(c)

State the full electron configuration of the 2248Ti2+{ }_{22}^{48} \mathrm{Ti}^{2+} ion.

[ 1 ]

Question (d)

(d)

Sketch a graph of the first six successive ionization energies of vanadium on the axes provided.

Figure for Question (d) — IB Chemistry HL
[ 1 ]

Structure 1. Models of the particulate nature of matter question 3

[Maximum number: 2]

Carbon is produced by fusion reactions in stars.

Question (a)

(a)

Outline how the spectra of light from stars can be used to detect the presence of carbon.

[ 1 ]

Question (b)

(b)

The main fusion reaction responsible for the production of carbon is:

X+24He612C\mathbf{X}+{ }_{2}^{4} \mathrm{He} \rightarrow{ }_{6}^{12} \mathrm{C}
[ 1 ]

Question (i)

(i)

Deduce the identity of X.

[ 1 ]

Structure 1. Models of the particulate nature of matter question 4

[Maximum number: 1]

How much ethanol contains 1.20×10241.20 \times 10^{24} atoms of carbon?

Avogadro's constant, L or NA:6.02×1023 mol1N_{\mathrm{A}}: 6.02 \times 10^{23} \mathrm{~mol}^{-1}

A

0.333 mol0.333 \mathrm{~mol}

B

0.500 mol0.500 \mathrm{~mol}

C

1.00 mol1.00 \mathrm{~mol}

D

2.00 mol2.00 \mathrm{~mol}

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