Section One of the ATAR examination is 25 multiple-choice questions, with about 50 minutes suggested. Read every option before you choose: the wrong ones are built from common slips.
Section One
25 questions, 25% of the examination, about 50 minutes
Options
Four, one best answer
Our checks
Two timed 25-question multiple-choice checks in 50 minutes
What the questions test
Ideas from all five topics, often in a short scenario.
Short calculations: pH, dilutions, titrations, cell potentials, gas volumes and yield, with the options built from common slips.
Reading data: a table, an energy profile, a concentration-time graph or a titration curve.
Try 2 questions
Question 1
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The energy profile diagram is for a reaction that, once started at room temperature, goes essentially to completion. Which statement best explains why the reverse reaction does not occur to any noticeable extent?
Question 2
What is the IUPAC name of the compound CH₃CH₂C(CH₃)=CH₂?