All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry - 0620 - Supplement Paper 2 2021 Summer Zone 2
Theory
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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

A gas is released at point P in the apparatus shown.
Which gas turns the damp universal indicator paper red most quickly?

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CH2 - SEPARATING SUBSTANCES

A mixture of colourless compounds is separated using chromatography.
Which type of reagent is used to detect these compounds after separation?

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CH2 - SEPARATING SUBSTANCES

Which statement about paper chromatography is correct?

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

Element X has 7 protons.
Element Y has 8 more protons than X.
Which statement about element Y is correct?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

A covalent molecule Q contains only six shared electrons. What is Q?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Information about four substances E, F, G and H is shown.
[Table_1]
E, F, G and H are graphite, poly(ethene), sodium chloride and silicon(IV) oxide but not in that order.
What are E, F, G and H?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Chemical compounds formed from a Group I element and a Group VII element contain ionic bonds.
How are the ionic bonds formed?

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

Some information about particles P, Q, R and S is shown.

[Table_1]

Which two particles are isotopes of the same element?

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CH5 - REACTING MASSES AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS

Chlorine gas will react with iron metal.
Exactly 21.3 g of chlorine reacts with 11.2 g of iron.
How many iron atoms react with 30 molecules of chlorine?

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

In separate experiments, electricity was passed through concentrated aqueous sodium chloride and molten lead(II) bromide. What would happen in both experiments?

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CH5 - REACTING MASSES AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS

A reaction involving aluminium is shown.
$xAl + yO_2 + 6H_2O \rightarrow xAl(OH)_3$
Which values of x and y balance the equation?
[Table_1]

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

Four different fuels are used to heat a beaker of water, for the same amount of time, using the apparatus shown. The initial temperature of the water and the temperature after heating by the fuel are recorded. Which fuel releases the most heat energy? [Table_1]

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

An excess of calcium carbonate reacts with dilute hydrochloric acid. The volume of carbon dioxide produced is measured at regular time intervals. The results are shown as experiment 1.
The experiment is repeated with only one change to the reaction conditions.
The results are shown as experiment 2.

Which change is made in experiment 2?

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

When sulfur is heated it undergoes a ......1...... change as it melts.
Further heating causes the sulfur to undergo a ......2...... change and form sulfur dioxide.
Which words complete gaps 1 and 2?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

Four statements about the effect of increasing temperature on a reaction are shown.
1. The activation energy becomes lower.
2. The particles move faster.
3. There are more collisions between reacting particles per second.
4. There are more collisions which have energy greater than the activation energy.
Which statements are correct?

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CH7 - REDOX REACTIONS

An example of a redox reaction is shown.

$\text{Zn} + \text{Cu}^{2+} \rightarrow \text{Zn}^{2+} + \text{Cu}$

Which statement about the reaction is correct?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

When bismuth(III) chloride, $\text{BiCl}_3$, reacts with water, a white precipitate of bismuth(III) oxychloride, $\text{BiOCl}$, is formed. The equation for the reaction is shown.

$\text{BiCl}_3(\text{aq}) + \text{H}_2\text{O}(\text{l}) \rightleftharpoons \text{BiOCl}(\text{s}) + 2\text{H}^+(\text{aq}) + 2\text{Cl}^-(\text{aq})$

The reaction is in equilibrium.

Which changes cause the white precipitate to dissolve?

1 adding acid
2 adding water
3 adding sodium chloride solution

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Element X forms an oxide, XO, that neutralises sulfuric acid. Which row describes X and XO?
[Table_1]

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Information about the solubility of salts is shown.

[Table_1]

Aqueous solutions of which two compounds would produce a precipitate when added together?

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

The equation shows the reaction between hydrogen and oxygen.
$2\text{ H–H} + \text{ O=O} \longrightarrow 2\text{ H–O–H}$
The bond energies are shown.
[Table_1]
Which row shows the energy change and the type of reaction?

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CH15 - AIR AND WATER

Burning fossil fuels releases sulfur dioxide which leads to acid rain.
Which ion in the rain water causes it to be acidic?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Which statement about the trends shown by the elements of Period 3 in the Periodic Table is not correct?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

The diagram shows the positions of elements E, F, G and H in the Periodic Table.
Which statements about elements E, F, G and H are correct?
1. E has a higher density than F.
2. E has a higher melting point than F.
3. G has a darker colour than H.
4. G has a lower melting point than H.

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

When aqueous iodine is added to a solution of vanadium ions, $V^{2+}$, the $V^{2+}$ ions each lose one electron.
Which property of transition elements is shown by this reaction?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

A piece of aluminium is dropped into dilute hydrochloric acid. No immediate reaction is observed. Which statement explains this observation?

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CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

Some metal nitrates and carbonates decompose when heated strongly.
Metal Q has a nitrate that decomposes to give a salt and a colourless gas only.
The carbonate of metal Q does not decompose when heated with a Bunsen burner.
What is metal Q?

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Aluminium is extracted from its ore by electrolysis.
Which equation represents the reaction that occurs at the anode during the electrolysis?

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Mild steel consists mostly of iron. Mild steel can be prevented from rusting by a process called galvanising.
Copper is not a very strong metal, however if it is mixed with a suitable metal a strong alloy called brass is produced.
Which statement is correct?

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CH15 - AIR AND WATER

Water is used for the irrigation of crops and for drinking water. For which uses must water be chlorinated? [Table_1]

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Which natural resource \textbf{cannot} provide a raw material for the manufacture of ammonia?

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Ammonia is made in the Haber process.
Which conditions are used in the Haber process?
[Table_1]

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CH15 - AIR AND WATER, CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Which process in the carbon cycle is responsible for removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

The equations represent two reactions, P and Q, of lime (calcium oxide).

$\text{P: CaO + SiO}_2 \rightarrow \text{CaSiO}_3$
$\text{Q: CaO + SO}_2 \rightarrow \text{CaSO}_3$

In which processes do the reactions occur?

[Table_1]

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which statement about ethanol is not correct?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which pair of formulae represents two alkanes?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which statement about alkanes is correct?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which statements about ethanoic acid are correct?
1. It is a strong acid.
2. It reacts with ethanol to form an ester.
3. It has the formula $\text{CH}_3\text{COOH}$.

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CH18 - POLYMERS

The flow chart shows how petroleum may be turned into a plastic.

What are processes 1, 2 and 3?

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CH18 - POLYMERS

The structure of a synthetic polymer is shown.

The structure shows that it is a ......1...... . It is formed by ......2...... polymerisation.
Which words complete gaps 1 and 2?

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CH18 - POLYMERS

Which substance is a natural polymer?