All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry - 0620 - Supplement Paper 2 2019 Winter Zone 3
Theory
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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

Which two gases will diffuse at the same rate, at the same temperature?

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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 cm$^3$ of dilute hydrochloric acid.
Which pieces of apparatus does the student need?

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CH2 - SEPARATING SUBSTANCES

A substance is separated using chromatography.
The chromatogram is shown.

Which statement is not correct?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Which statement about an ionic compound is not correct?

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

The numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons present in the atoms P, Q, R and S are shown.

[Table_1]

Which atoms are isotopes of the same element?

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

Carbon has three isotopes, $^{12}\text{C}$, $^{13}\text{C}$ and $^{14}\text{C}$.
Why do all three isotopes have the same chemical properties?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Silicon(IV) oxide is a covalently bonded compound. Which statements are correct?
1. Silicon atoms form four single bonds in silicon(IV) oxide.
2. Oxygen atoms form two double bonds in silicon(IV) oxide.
3. Silicon(IV) oxide has a high melting point.
4. Silicon(IV) oxide contains one silicon atom and four oxygen atoms.

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Which statement describes the structure of copper?

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CH5 - REACTING MASSES AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS

Magnesium carbonate decomposes on heating to form magnesium oxide and carbon dioxide as shown.
$\text{MgCO}_3 \rightarrow \text{MgO} + \text{CO}_2$
How much magnesium carbonate is needed to make 5.0 g of magnesium oxide?

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CH5 - REACTING MASSES AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS

90 g of glucose is dissolved in water.
The glucose solution is fermented.
$$ \text{C}_6\text{H}_{12}\text{O}_6 \rightarrow 2\text{CO}_2 + 2\text{C}_2\text{H}_5\text{OH} $$
glucose, $M_r = 180$
ethanol, $M_r = 46$
After the fermentation finishes, 6.8 g of ethanol is obtained from the solution.
What is the percentage yield of ethanol?

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

The diagram shows a simple cell.

Which metal P produces the smallest voltage?

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

What are the ionic half-equations for the electrode reactions during the electrolysis of concentrated aqueous sodium chloride? [Table_1]

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

An energy level diagram for a reaction is shown.
Which statement and explanation about this reaction are correct?

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

Which gases are used to generate electricity in a fuel cell?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

A sequence of changes involving sulfur is shown.

$\text{S(s)} \xrightarrow{\text{change 1}} \text{S(l)} \xrightarrow{\text{change 2}} \text{SO}_{2}\text{(g)}$
Which row describes the changes?

[Table_1]

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

Magnesium reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid.
Which statement about the particles in the reaction is correct?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

Two molecules of nitrogen dioxide combine in a reversible reaction to form dinitrogen tetroxide.
The forward reaction is exothermic.
$$2\text{NO}_2(g) \rightleftharpoons \text{N}_2\text{O}_4(g)$$
Which changes in reaction conditions would both increase the amount of dinitrogen tetroxide at equilibrium?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

Chlorine displaces bromine from aqueous potassium bromide. The ionic equation for the reaction is shown.
$\text{Cl}_2 + 2\text{Br}^- \rightarrow 2\text{Cl}^- + \text{Br}_2$
Which statement about this reaction is correct?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Which substance is a neutral oxide?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Which statements about dilute sulfuric acid are correct?
1. It turns red litmus paper blue.
2. It reacts with magnesium(II) oxide to form magnesium(II) sulfate and water.
3. It reacts with magnesium to form magnesium(II) sulfate and carbon dioxide.
4. Its pH is below pH 7.

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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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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Lead(II) iodide is formed as a precipitate in the reaction shown.
$$\text{Pb(NO}_3)_2(\text{aq}) + 2\text{NaI(}\text{aq}) \rightarrow \text{PbI}_2(\text{s}) + 2\text{NaNO}_3(\text{aq})$$
Which method is used to separate the lead(II) iodide from the mixture?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Which statement describes a gas which is in Group VIII of the Periodic Table?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Which pair of elements reacts together most violently?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Iron reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid to form iron(II) chloride, $FeCl_2$. Iron reacts with chlorine to form iron(III) chloride, $FeCl_3$.
Which property of transition elements is shown by this information?

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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

Which statement about metals and their uses is correct?

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CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

Which word equation represents a reaction which occurs?

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Why is cryolite used in the extraction of aluminium by electrolysis?

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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

How are oxygen and nitrogen separated from air?

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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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CH15 - AIR AND WATER

The following processes are part of the carbon cycle.
1 photosynthesis
2 combustion
3 respiration
Which processes decrease the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Ammonium sulfate is used as a fertiliser. It is made from ammonia and sulfuric acid. Which words complete gaps 1, 2 and 3?
The ......1...... is made by the ......2...... process in which ......3...... is used as a catalyst.
[Table_1]

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Which type of reaction occurs when lime is manufactured from limestone?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which statement 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

Ethanol is made by fermentation of sugars and by the catalytic addition of steam to ethene.
What are two advantages of making ethanol by the catalytic addition of steam to ethene rather than by fermentation of sugars?

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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]

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CH18 - POLYMERS

Proteins and starch are both natural polymers. Both proteins and starch are hydrolysed by dilute acids. What are the products of hydrolysis of proteins and of starch? [Table_1]