All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry - 0620 - Core Paper 1 2019 Winter Zone 2
Theory
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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

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

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

A student is asked to measure the time taken for 0.4 g of magnesium carbonate to react completely with 25.0 cm3 of dilute hydrochloric acid. Which pieces of apparatus does the student need?

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CH2 - SEPARATING SUBSTANCES

Petroleum is a mixture.
Which method is used to separate petroleum?

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CH2 - SEPARATING SUBSTANCES

Magnesium hydroxide can be obtained from sea water as shown.

Which process is used in the separation stage to separate solid magnesium hydroxide from the mixture?

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

What is the total number of electrons in one molecule of ammonia, NH$_3$?

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

An isotope of lithium has the symbol $_{3}^{7}\text{Li}$.
What is the arrangement of electrons in one atom of this isotope of lithium?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Which statement about an alloy is correct?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Graphite is a form of carbon.
Why can graphite be used as a lubricant?

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CH5 - REACTING MASSES AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS

Magnesium burns in oxygen to form magnesium oxide.
The equation for the reaction is shown.
$2\text{Mg} + \text{O}_2 \rightarrow 2\text{MgO}$
Which mass of magnesium oxide is formed when 48 g of magnesium is burned?

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

The apparatus used for electrolysis is shown.

Which statement is correct?

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

The temperature of the water in two beakers, X and Y, is measured as 21.5°C.
5 g of sodium chloride is dissolved in the water in beaker X. The temperature changes to 18.0°C.
5 g of calcium oxide is dissolved in the water in beaker Y. The temperature changes to 29.4°C.
Which types of process are occurring in beakers X and Y? [Table_1]

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Which reaction produces a white-coloured substance?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

Four students collect the gas produced from the reaction of calcium carbonate with dilute hydrochloric acid. Each student records the time taken to collect a volume of gas.
Which results show the highest average rate of reaction?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

Which row identifies a chemical and a physical change?
[Table_1]

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CH7 - REDOX REACTIONS

When magnesium is heated with zinc oxide a reaction occurs.
The equation is shown.
$ \text{Mg} + \text{ZnO} \rightarrow \text{MgO} + \text{Zn} $
Which substance is oxidised?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Which statement describes the properties of hydrochloric acid?

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

A sample of X is heated with aqueous sodium hydroxide and small pieces of aluminium.
A gas is produced which turns red litmus paper blue.
Aqueous sodium hydroxide solution is added to a second sample of X. A pale green precipitate is observed.
What is X?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Which element forms an acidic oxide?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

A method used to make copper(II) sulfate crystals is shown.
1. Place dilute sulfuric acid in a beaker.
2. Warm the acid.
3. Add copper(II) oxide until it is in excess.
4. Filter the mixture.
5. Evaporate the filtrate until crystals start to form.
6. Leave the filtrate to cool.

What are the purposes of step 3 and step 4?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Which statements describe changes that occur from left to right across a period of the Periodic Table?
1. The atomic number of the elements increases.
2. The metallic character of the elements decreases.
3. The physical state of the elements changes from gas to solid.

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Which pair of elements reacts together most violently?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Which is a typical property of transition elements?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Helium is a noble gas.
Which statement about helium is correct?

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CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

Some properties of substance X are listed.
● It conducts electricity when molten.
● It has a high melting point.
● It burns in oxygen and the oxide dissolves in water to give a solution with pH 11.
What is X?

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CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

Four unknown metals, Q, R, S and T, are reacted with water, steam and dilute hydrochloric acid. The results are shown in the table.

[Table_1]

Which statements are correct?
1. R is the least reactive metal.
2. T could be potassium.
3. S is more reactive than Q and R.
4. Metals react faster with steam than they do with water.

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

What is added to molten iron to make steel?

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Which row describes the uses of aluminium, copper and mild steel? [Table_1]

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CH15 - AIR AND WATER

River water contains soluble impurities, insoluble impurities and bacteria.
River water is made safe to drink by filtration and chlorination.
Which statement is correct?

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CH15 - AIR AND WATER

Clean, dry air contains nitrogen, oxygen and small amounts of other gases. The noble gases have been left out of the table.
Which row shows the composition of clean, dry air?
[Table_1]

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CH15 - AIR AND WATER

The apparatus shown is set up and left for a week.

Which diagram shows the level of the water at the end of the week?

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Farmers add calcium oxide (lime) and ammonium salts to their fields. The compounds are not added at the same time because they react with each other. Which gas is produced in this reaction?

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

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

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Which statement about the uses of sulfur dioxide is not correct?

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Which statement about limestone and lime is correct?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Some fractions obtained from petroleum are listed.
[Table_1]
Which rows are correct?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

The structures of three compounds are shown.
Which statement explains why these three compounds have similar chemical properties?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which statement about ethane is correct?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which products are obtained by the cracking of an alkane? [Table_1]

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which statement about an aqueous solution of ethanoic acid is correct?

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CH18 - POLYMERS

The diagram shows the structure of a monomer and of the polymer made from it.

What are the monomer and polymer?
[Table_1]