All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry - 0620 - Core Paper 1 2022 Winter Zone 1
Theory
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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

Which row describes the spacing and arrangement of particles in a solid, a liquid and a gas? [Table_1]

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

Which piece of apparatus is used to measure exactly 25.0 cm$^3$ of hydrochloric acid?

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CH2 - SEPARATING SUBSTANCES

A mixture contains salt, sand, and sulfur.
Salt dissolves in water but not in xylene.
Sulfur dissolves in xylene but not in water.
Sand does not dissolve in water or xylene.
What is the order of the processes used to separate the salt, the sand and the sulfur from the mixture?

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

The structure of an atom is shown.
key: \(\bullet\) = electron, n = neutron, p = proton
Which row shows the nucleon number and proton number of this atom? [Table_1]

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Which statement about an alloy is correct?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Which statements about potassium bromide are correct?
1. It has a high melting point.
2. It dissolves in water.
3. It conducts electricity when solid.

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Which row describes the bonding in graphite and a use of graphite?
[Table_1]

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CH5 - REACTING MASSES AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS

Caffeine is a stimulant found in coffee. Which formula represents caffeine?

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CH5 - REACTING MASSES AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS

The fuel ethane, $\text{C}_2\text{H}_6$, burns in air to form carbon dioxide and water.
$$2\text{C}_2\text{H}_6 + 7\text{O}_2 \rightarrow 4\text{CO}_2 + 6\text{H}_2\text{O}$$
Which statement about burning ethane is correct?

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

Which statement about the electrolysis of concentrated aqueous sodium chloride is correct?

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

When an acid is added to an alkali, the temperature of the reaction mixture rises. Which words describe this reaction?

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

Some properties of four fuels are shown.
Which fuel is a gas at room temperature and makes two products when it burns in a plentiful supply of air?
[Table_1]

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

Which process is a physical change?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

A student adds excess zinc to dilute hydrochloric acid at 25°C. The hydrogen gas produced is collected and measured at room temperature and pressure. The results are plotted and labelled as curve X on the graph. The experiment is repeated at 50°C with all other conditions remaining the same. Which graph shows the results at 50°C?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

Substance Y is a pink solid. When substance Y is heated gently it becomes a blue solid. When the blue solid is cooled down it remains blue. When water is added to the blue solid it becomes pink. What is substance Y?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

When magnesium is heated with zinc oxide a reaction occurs.
The equation is shown.

\( \text{Mg + ZnO} \rightarrow \text{MgO + Zn} \)

Which substance is oxidised?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

The diagram shows an experiment.
A small volume of aqueous P is poured on to solid Q and the tap of the funnel closed.
Which pairs of substances cause the syringe to fill with gas? [Table_1]

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Part of the Periodic Table is shown.
Which elements form basic oxides?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Aqueous ammonium sulfate is made by reacting aqueous ammonia with dilute sulfuric acid. How is solid ammonium sulfate obtained from the resulting solution?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Which statement about the Periodic Table is correct?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Part of the Periodic Table is shown. Which element conducts electricity?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Some information about properties of Group I elements is shown.
[Table_1]
What are the values for X, Y and Z?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Gas G has 10 electrons. Gas H has eight more electrons than gas G. Both gases are monoatomic.
Which statement about G and H is correct?

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CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

Metal M is placed between zinc and iron in the reactivity series.
Which row shows the reactions of M and its oxide?
[Table_1]

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CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

Which statement about sodium is correct?

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Iron from a blast furnace can be converted to steel.
Which statements about steel are correct?
1. Steel contains more carbon than the iron obtained from the blast furnace.
2. Steel is produced by blowing oxygen through the iron.
3. Calcium oxide is added to molten iron to remove basic oxides.

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Which row links a property of aluminium to its stated use?

propertyuse
Ahigh strengthfood containers
Bresistance to corrosionfood containers
Chigh densitymanufacture of aircraft
Dgood electrical conductivitymanufacture of aircraft

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CH15 - AIR AND WATER

The diagram shows a stage in the purification of dirty water.
Which process does this apparatus show?

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CH15 - AIR AND WATER

Which substance in polluted air damages stonework and kills trees?

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Which reaction produces ammonia gas?

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Which reactions produce carbon dioxide?
1. addition of dilute nitric acid to copper(II) carbonate
2. heating zinc carbonate
3. combustion of methane

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Which element has an oxide that is used as a food preservative?

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Which substance gives off carbon dioxide on heating?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which formula represents ethanol?

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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? [Table_1]

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which compound is a member of the alkene homologous series?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which type of covalent bond is found in both a molecule of methane and a molecule of ethane?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

A large hydrocarbon undergoes cracking. A smaller hydrocarbon, X, and a gas are the only two products. Which row identifies hydrocarbon X and the gas?
[Table_1]

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CH18 - POLYMERS

The structures of two hydrocarbons, M and N, are shown.

Which statement is correct?

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CH18 - POLYMERS

Some information about four substances, P, Q, R and S, is listed.
P is made by combining many small molecules together.
Molecules of Q are the largest molecules found in petroleum.
R is produced by cracking alkanes.
S is nylon.

Which substances are synthetic polymers?