All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry - 0620 - Core Paper 1 2021 Winter Zone 2
Theory
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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

Which row describes what happens to the particles in solid iodine when it is heated and turned into a gas? [Table_1]

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

A student put exactly 25.00 cm$^3$ of dilute hydrochloric acid into a conical flask. The student added 2.5 g of solid sodium carbonate and measured the change in temperature of the mixture. Which apparatus does the student need to use?

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CH2 - SEPARATING SUBSTANCES

A student separates sugar from pieces of broken glass by dissolving the sugar in water and filtering off the broken glass.
What is the filtrate?

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

How many protons, neutrons and electrons are there in one atom of the isotope $^{27}_{13} ext{Al}$? [Table_1]

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

Which description of brass is correct?

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

Rubidium is in Group I and iodine is in Group VII of the Periodic Table. Which row describes what happens when rubidium and iodine react together to form rubidium iodide?
[Table_1]

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Which row shows the properties for an ionic compound? [Table_1]

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Which substance is described as a macromolecule?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

The formula of sodium chlorate(V) is $\text{NaClO}_3$. What is the relative formula mass of sodium chlorate(V), $\text{NaClO}_3$?

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

Iron can be electroplated with zinc to make it resistant to corrosion.
Which row about electroplating iron with zinc is correct?
[Table]

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

An energy level diagram for the reaction between substance X and substance Y to form substance Z is shown. Which statement is correct?

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

Which reactions are exothermic?
1. $C + O_2 \rightarrow CO_2$
2. $CH_4 + 2O_2 \rightarrow CO_2 + 2H_2O$
3. $2H_2 + O_2 \rightarrow 2H_2O$

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

Solid copper(II) carbonate reacts with dilute sulfuric acid.

$$\text{CuCO}_3 + \text{H}_2\text{SO}_4 \rightarrow \text{CuSO}_4 + \text{CO}_2 + \text{H}_2\text{O}$$

The rate of the reaction can be changed by varying the conditions.

Which changes always increase the rate of this chemical reaction?
1. increasing the concentration of sulfuric acid
2. increasing the size of the pieces of copper(II) carbonate
3. increasing the temperature
4. increasing the volume of sulfuric acid

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

When a piece of marble is added to hydrochloric acid, bubbles of carbon dioxide gas are given off. Which method is used to find the rate of the reaction?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Solid X is heated strongly.
The colour of the solid changes from blue to white.
What is solid X?

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CH7 - REDOX REACTIONS

What happens to a chemical substance when it is reduced?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Which statements about acids and bases are correct?
1. An acid reacts with a metal to give off hydrogen.
2. A base reacts with an ammonium salt to give off ammonia.
3. An acid reacts with a carbonate to give off carbon dioxide.
4. Alkaline solutions are orange in methyl orange.

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Oxide 1 is a solid that reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid.
Oxide 2 is a gas that reacts with sodium hydroxide solution.
What are the formulae of the oxides?
[Table_1]

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

In the preparation of zinc sulfate crystals, excess zinc oxide is added to dilute sulfuric acid. Why is an excess of zinc oxide added?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Which statement about aqueous sodium hydroxide is correct?

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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

Which statement about the elements in Group VII of the Periodic Table is correct?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Part of the Periodic Table is shown.
Which element is a transition element?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

The noble gases are in Group VIII of the Periodic Table.
Which statement explains why noble gases are unreactive?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE, CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

Which statement is correct for all metals?

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Which row describes the method of extraction of aluminium and iron from their ores?
[Table_1]

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Which statement about metals and their uses is correct?

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CH15 - AIR AND WATER

The diagrams show some uses of water in the home.
[Image of methods 1, 2, and 3]
For which uses is it important for the water to have been treated?

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CH15 - AIR AND WATER

Four different test-tubes containing water and an iron nail are left for two weeks.
Which nail showed the least amount of rusting?
[Image_0: Image showing four test tubes labeled A to D with different water treatments.]

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CH15 - AIR AND WATER

Which process does not produce a greenhouse gas?

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Sulfur burns to make sulfur dioxide.
Which row describes a source of sulfur and a use of sulfur dioxide?
[Table_1]

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Lime (calcium oxide) is used to treat waste water from a factory.
Which substance is removed by the lime?

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

A chemical equation for the complete combustion of methane is shown.
$2CH_4 + zO_2 \rightarrow 2CO_2 + 4H_2O$
What is the value of $z$?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Fuel X produces carbon dioxide and water when it is burned in air. So does fuel Y. What could X and Y be? [Table_1]

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which substance is not a fossil fuel?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which compound belongs to a different homologous series to the others?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

What is a property of aqueous ethanoic acid?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which statements about unsaturated hydrocarbons are correct?
1. They contain both single and double bonds.
2. They turn aqueous bromine from colourless to brown.
3. They can be manufactured by cracking.

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CH18 - POLYMERS

Which substance is used to produce alcohol by fermentation?

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CH18 - POLYMERS

Which statements are correct?
1. Polymers are large molecules built up from monomers.
2. Proteins are natural polymers.
3. Proteins and carbohydrates are constituents of food.