All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry - 0620 - Core Paper 1 2017 Winter Zone 3
Theory
MCQ
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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

Which statement about liquids and gases is correct?

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CH2 - SEPARATING SUBSTANCES

Which method is used to obtain copper(II) sulfate crystals from an aqueous solution of copper(II) sulfate?

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CH2 - SEPARATING SUBSTANCES

25 cm3 of an alkali are added to 20 cm3 of an acid. The temperature change is measured.
Which apparatus is not needed in the experiment?

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CH2 - SEPARATING SUBSTANCES

A sample of liquid X turns blue cobalt(II) chloride paper pink. The sample boils at 102°C.
Which statements are correct?
1. X contains water.
2. X is impure water.
3. X freezes above 0°C.

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

Substance Y is added to an excess of hot water. A blue solution forms and a brown solid remains. The brown solid is filtered off and dried. The brown solid conducts electricity. What is Y?

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

Which row gives the number of protons, electrons and neutrons found in an atom of zinc?
[Table_1]

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

Four statements about atoms and ions are shown.
1. $\text{F}^- \text{ has more electrons than Na}^+$.
2. $\text{Mg}^{2+} \text{ has the same number of electrons as Na}^+$.
3. $\text{Na}^+ \text{ has more electrons than Li}^+$.
4. An atom of P has more outer shell electrons than an atom of N.
Which statements are correct?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

The diagrams, X, Y and Z, show part of a polymer and two giant covalent structures.

Which of X, Y or Z could be used as a cutting tool and which of X, Y or Z could be used to reduce friction?
[Table_1]

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CH5 - REACTING MASSES AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS

A compound with the formula XO$_2$ has a relative formula mass of 64. What is X?

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

The electrolysis of concentrated hydrochloric acid using platinum electrodes is shown.
What is observed at each electrode at the start of the electrolysis?

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

Two chemical processes are described.
• During the combustion of kerosene, energy is ......1...... .
• During the electrolysis of hydrochloric acid, energy is ......2...... .

Which words complete gaps 1 and 2?
[Table_1]

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

Which reaction is endothermic?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

The mass of a beaker and its contents is plotted against time.
Which graph represents what happens when sodium carbonate reacts with an excess of dilute hydrochloric acid in an open beaker?

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

When blue copper(II) sulfate is heated, a white solid and water are formed. The white solid turns blue and gives out heat when water is added to it. Which terms describe the blue copper(II) sulfate and the reactions?
[Table_1] the blue copper(II) sulfate is | reactions
A a mixture | can be reversed
B a mixture | cannot be reversed
C hydrated | can be reversed
D hydrated | cannot be reversed

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

The equation for the reaction between magnesium and hydrochloric acid is shown.
$$\text{Mg} + 2\text{HCl} \rightarrow \text{MgCl}_2 + \text{H}_2$$
The rate of this reaction is studied using the apparatus shown.

Which change increases the rate of reaction?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

The equations for two reactions P and Q are given.

P $\underline{2\text{NaNO}_2} + \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\text{NaNO}_3$
Q $\underline{2\text{HgO}} \rightarrow 2\text{Hg} + \text{O}_2$

In which of these reactions does oxidation of the underlined substance occur?
[Table_1]

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

What is not a typical characteristic of acids?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Which oxide produces a solution with a pH between pH 1 and pH 7 when reacted with water?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Three solids, P, Q and R, all react with dilute sulfuric acid to produce zinc sulfate.
P and R produce gases during the reaction.
The gas produced when P reacts will not burn. The gas produced when R reacts will burn.
What are P, Q and R?
[Table_1]

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Which ion forms a green precipitate with aqueous sodium hydroxide that dissolves in an excess of aqueous sodium hydroxide?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

A period of the Periodic Table is shown.
[Table_1]
The letters are not their chemical symbols.
Which statement is correct?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Some properties of element X are shown.
[Table_1]
In which part of the Periodic Table is X found?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

The table gives some properties of an element.

[Table_1]

Which other property would you expect this element to have?

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Why is argon gas used to fill electric lamps?

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CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

What is a property of all metals?

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

What is the reducing agent in the large-scale extraction of iron from iron ore?

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CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

Some reactions of three metals are listed in the table.

[Table]

What is the order of reactivity of the metals?

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Which uses of the metals shown are both correct?
[Table_1]

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CH2 - SEPARATING SUBSTANCES

The flow chart shows stages in the treatment of river water to produce drinking water.
[Image_1: Flow chart of river water treatment]
What occurs at stages X and Y?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

What is produced by the incomplete combustion of methane?

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Iron is a metal that rusts in the presence of oxygen and water.
Mild steel is used for ......1...... and is prevented from rusting by ......2....... .
Stainless steel does not rust. It is produced by ......3...... iron with another metal.
Which words complete gaps 1, 2 and 3?
[Table_1]

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

Compound Q is heated with aqueous sodium hydroxide.
The damp red litmus paper turns blue. What is Q?

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

Some marble chips (calcium carbonate) are heated strongly and substances X and Y are formed.
Substance X is a white solid that reacts with water, giving out heat. Substance Y is a colorless gas.
What are substances X and Y?
[Table_1]

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

The structure of compound R is shown.
What is R?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Fuel oil and naphtha are two fractions obtained from petroleum.
What are the major uses of these fractions?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

What are the products of the complete combustion of ethanol?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

X, Y and Z are three hydrocarbons.

X    CH$_2$=CH$_2$     Y     CH$_3$-CH=CH$_2$     Z     CH$_3$-CH$_2$-CH=CH$_2$

What do compounds X, Y and Z have in common?

1   They are all alkenes.
2   They are all part of the same homologous series.
3   They all have the same boiling point.

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

The table shows bonds that are present and bonds that are not present in compound X.
[Table_1]
What type of compound is X?

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CH18 - POLYMERS

The diagram shows a reaction sequence.

Which row names the processes X, Y and Z?

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CH18 - POLYMERS

Molecules of a substance react together as shown.
Which type of reaction has taken place?