All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry - 0620 - Core Paper 1 2024 Winter Zone 1
Theory
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

The table shows the melting and boiling points of four elements.
Which element is a gas at room temperature and pressure?

[Table_1]

02.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Four statements about the arrangement or movement of particles are given.

1. Particles are packed in a regular arrangement.
2. Particles are randomly arranged.
3. Particles move over each other.
4. Particles vibrate about fixed points.

Which statements describe the particles in a pure solid?

03.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

One atom of an element contains 12 electrons, 12 protons, and 13 neutrons.
How many nucleons does this atom contain?

04.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

A diagram representing a mixture of four particles is shown.
Which statement describes the mixture of particles?

05.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Chlorine reacts with sodium to form sodium chloride. What happens to the sodium atoms during this reaction?

06.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Nitrogen monoxide, NO, is a simple molecular compound.
Which row shows the properties of nitrogen monoxide?
[Table_1]

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Metal X is in Group II of the Periodic Table.
X is reacted separately with dilute sulfuric acid and with oxygen.
Which row identifies the products of each reaction?
[Table_1]

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

What is the relative molecular mass, $M_r$, of sulfuric acid, $H_2SO_4$?

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

The equation for the production of ammonia, NH\(_3\), is shown. $$\text{N}_2(g) + 3\text{H}_2(g) \rightarrow 2\text{NH}_3(g)$$ Which mass of nitrogen is required to make 51 tonnes of ammonia?

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

The diagram shows the apparatus used to electroplate a nickel shape with silver. Which row identifies the negative electrode, the positive electrode and the electrolyte? [Table_1]

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Concentrated aqueous sodium chloride and dilute sulfuric acid are each electrolysed separately using inert electrodes. Three statements about the electrolysis of these electrolytes are listed.
1. A gas is produced at each electrode for both electrolytes.
2. Oxygen is produced at the cathode for both electrolytes.
3. Hydrogen is produced at the cathode for both electrolytes.
Which statements are correct?

12.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Which reaction pathway diagram represents an endothermic reaction?

13.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

The diagram shows a match. By striking the match, a chemical reaction takes place. Which row describes the chemical reaction? [Table_1]

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Hydrogen peroxide decomposes to form water and oxygen. The equation is shown.
$$ \text{2H}_2\text{O}_2(l) \rightarrow \text{2H}_2\text{O}(l) + \text{O}_2(g) $$
Manganese(IV) oxide catalyses this reaction.
Which statements about manganese(IV) oxide are correct?
1. It increases the rate of the reaction.
2. It increases the total volume of oxygen gas produced at the end of the reaction.
3. It will have the same mass at the end of the reaction as it does at the start of the reaction.

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

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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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

The equation for the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen is shown. $$2H_2(g) + O_2(g) \rightarrow 2H_2O(g)$$ Which statement explains why this is a redox reaction?

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Which statements about dilute ethanoic acid are correct?

1. It has a pH of 8.
2. It is an organic compound.
3. It turns universal indicator orange-yellow.
4. It reacts with magnesium to produce carbon dioxide.

18.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

An aqueous solution of Z turns universal indicator paper purple.
Which row identifies the colour of methyl orange and of thymolphthalein when they are added separately to an aqueous solution of Z?
[Table_1]

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Which row describes the solubility of lead(II) chloride and lead(II) sulfate in water? [Table_1]

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Four different groups of oxides are shown. 1 MgO FeO CuO 2 CaO SO_2 TiO_2 3 PbO CaO Cl_2O 4 NO_2 Br_2O P_2O_5 Which statement about these groups of oxides is correct?

21.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Four steps in the preparation of a soluble salt from a dilute acid and a solid metal oxide are listed.\n1. Warm the dilute acid.\n2. Evaporate the solution to half of its volume and allow to cool.\n3. Add excess metal oxide.\n4. Filter to remove any unreacted solid.\nWhat is the correct order for these steps?

22.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Which pair of elements react together most violently?

23.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Rubidium is an element in Group I of the Periodic Table.
Which row describes a physical property and a chemical property of rubidium?
[Table_1]

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Which row describes the state and colour of bromine at room temperature and pressure? [Table_1]

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

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

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Which compound is made from elements that are all in the same period?

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Silver metal is separately tested with cold water, with steam and with dilute hydrochloric acid. Which row identifies the tests that show the chemical reactivity of silver? [Table_1]

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Which statement about the extraction of iron from hematite is correct?

29.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

What is an alloy?

30.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

The diagram shows an experiment to investigate how paint affects the rusting of iron.
What happens to the water level in tubes S and T?

31.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Which statement describes clean, dry air?

32.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Which word equation describes photosynthesis?

33.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Some adverse effects caused by air pollutants are listed.

  • acid rain
  • photochemical smog
  • respiratory problems
Which air pollutant contributes to all three of these adverse effects?

34.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Petroleum is an important raw material that is separated into useful products. Which terms describe petroleum and the method used to separate it? [Table_1]

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Which statements about homologous series are correct?
1. All carboxylic acids have similar chemical properties.
2. All alcohols have the same molecular mass.
3. Ethane and ethene are members of the same homologous series.
4. Ethane and propane are members of the same homologous series.

36.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

The formulae of two organic compounds, P and Q, are shown.

P: \( \text{CH}_3\text{CH}_2\text{CH}_2\text{OH} \)
Q: \( \text{CH}_3\text{CH} = \text{CH}\text{CH}_3 \)

Which type of organic compounds are P and Q?

37.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Which fuel is manufactured by fermentation?

38.
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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Which statement about the disposal of waste plastics is correct?

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

Dyes are coloured substances. The chromatogram of substance X and four different dyes, 1, 2, 3 and 4, is shown. Substance X contains only two of the dyes 1, 2, 3 and 4. Which two dyes are present in substance X?

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Properties of solids, liquids, and gases

The results of two tests on substance G are listed. • A flame test produces a yellow flame. • Substance G is added to aqueous sodium hydroxide and powdered aluminium and warmed carefully. A gas is given off which turns damp red litmus paper blue. What is G?