Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry - 0620 - Core Paper 1 2013 Summer Zone 1

The diagram shows a cup of tea.
Which row describes the water particles in the air above the cup compared with the water particles in the cup? [Table_1]

Crystals of sodium chloride were prepared by the following method.
1. 25.0 cm³ of dilute hydrochloric acid was accurately measured into a conical flask.
2. Aqueous sodium hydroxide was added until the solution was neutral. The volume of sodium hydroxide added was measured.
3. The solution was evaporated and the crystals washed with approximately 15 cm³ of water.

Which row shows the pieces of apparatus used to measure the 25.0 cm³ of hydrochloric acid, the volume of aqueous sodium hydroxide and the 15 cm³ of water?
[Table_1]

Lead iodide is insoluble in water.
Lead iodide is made by adding aqueous lead nitrate to aqueous potassium iodide.
Which pieces of apparatus are needed to obtain solid lead iodide from 20 cm³ of aqueous lead nitrate?

Element X is represented by $^{27}_{13}\text{X}$.
Which statement about element X is correct?

The positions of four elements are shown on the outline of the Periodic Table.
Which element forms a coloured oxide?

For which substance is the type of bonding not correct?
[Table_1]

Element X has six electrons in its outer shell.
How could the element react?

The diagram shows an incomplete circuit.
Which substance causes the lamp to light when added to the glass tube?

A compound with the formula $XF_2$ has a relative formula mass of 78.
What is element X?

What is the balanced chemical equation for the reaction between calcium and water?

The diagram shows an electrical cable. Which statement about the substances used is correct?

The diagram shows an electrolysis circuit.
At which electrode is hydrogen formed?

Some white anhydrous copper(II) sulfate powder is put into a beaker of water and stirred. What would show that the process was exothermic?

Which substance does not require oxygen in order to produce energy?

The equation shows the formation of anhydrous copper(II) sulfate from hydrated copper(II) sulfate.

$$\text{CuSO}_4\cdot 5\text{H}_2\text{O} \Longleftrightarrow \text{CuSO}_4 + 5\text{H}_2\text{O}$$

Statements 1, 2 and 3 refer to this reaction.

1. Hydrated copper(II) sulfate is reduced to anhydrous copper(II) sulfate.
2. The (II) in the name copper(II) sulfate refers to the oxidation state of the metal.
3. The reaction is reversible.

Which statements are correct?

Calcium carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid to form carbon dioxide.
Which changes would slow this reaction down?
1. decreasing the concentration of hydrochloric acid
2. decreasing the particle size of calcium carbonate
3. decreasing the temperature

The equations represent redox reactions. In which equation is the underlined substance acting as a reducing agent?

Ant stings hurt because of the methanoic acid produced by the ant. Which substance could, most safely, be used to neutralise the acid? [Table_1]
substance | pH
A. baking soda | 8
B. car battery acid | 1
C. lemon juice | 3
D. oven cleaner | 14

The diagram shows one period of the Periodic Table.

Which two elements form acidic oxides?

The diagram shows an experiment.

What happens to the pieces of litmus paper?

Two indicators, bromophenol blue and Congo red, show the following colours in acidic solutions and in alkaline solutions.

[Table_1]

A few drops of each indicator are added to separate samples of a solution of pH 2.

What are the colours of the indicators in this solution?

[Table_2]

Which property of elements increases across a period of the Periodic Table?

Which element is a transition metal?
[Table_1]

Fluorine is at the top of Group VII in the Periodic Table.
Which row shows the properties of fluorine?
[Table_1]

Group I metals are also known as the Alkali Metals.
Which statement about the metals in Group I is not correct?

Which element is a metal? [Table_1]

Which property makes aluminium ideal for making food containers?

Which substance is not involved in the extraction of iron from hematite?

Pure metals conduct electricity and can be hammered into different shapes.
Why are metals sometimes used as alloys?

Below are some metals in decreasing order of reactivity.

magnesium
zinc
iron
copper

Titanium reacts with acid and cannot be extracted from its ore by heating with carbon.
Where should titanium be placed in this list?

Water has been contaminated with sea-water.
Which substances can be removed by chlorination and filtration?

Iron rusts when it reacts with ……1…….
Rusting can be prevented by covering the iron with a more reactive metal, such as ……2…….
Which words correctly complete gaps 1 and 2?

Nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium are essential elements for plant growth.
Which mixture provides all three essential elements?
[Table_1]

Which information about carbon dioxide and methane is correct? [Table_1]

The list shows four methods that were suggested for the formation of carbon dioxide.
1. action of an alkali on a carbonate
2. action of heat on a carbonate
3. complete combustion of methane
4. reaction of a carbonate with oxygen

Which methods would result in the production of carbon dioxide?

Organic compounds may have names ending in -ane, -ene, -ol or -oic acid.
How many of these endings indicate the compounds contain double bonds in their molecules?

The table shows the boiling points of four members of the homologous series of alcohols.
[Table_1]
What is the value of X?

The table shows some fractions that are obtained from petroleum by fractional distillation, together with some of their uses.
[Table_1]
Which row correctly identifies fractions 1, 2 and 3?

Which columns describe the hydrocarbons ethane and ethene?
[Table_1]

Which of the statements about ethanol are correct?
1. Ethanol can be formed by an addition reaction.
2. Ethanol can be formed by fermentation.
3. When ethanol burns in air, it forms carbon dioxide and water.