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

An experiment is set up as shown.
After several minutes, a white ring of ammonium chloride appears as shown.
Which statement explains the observation after several minutes?

02.
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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?

04.
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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

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

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

Which description of brass is correct?

06.
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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Some properties of diamond are shown.
1. It is very hard.
2. Every atom forms four bonds.
3. It does not conduct electricity.
Which properties are also shown by silicon(IV) oxide?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Which statement describes the attractive forces between molecules?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Which substance is described as a macromolecule?

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CH5 - REACTING MASSES AND CHEMICAL EQUATIONS

The equation for the reaction of sodium with water is shown.
$$2\text{Na} + 2\text{H}_2\text{O} \rightarrow 2\text{NaOH} + \text{H}_2$$
What is the volume of hydrogen gas, measured at r.t.p., produced when 18.4 g of sodium reacts with excess water?

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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_1]

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

Chlorine reacts with ethane to produce chloroethane and hydrogen chloride.
The reaction is exothermic. The bond energies are shown in the table.
[Table_1]
What is the energy change for the reaction?

12.
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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

Chlorine gas is bubbled into aqueous potassium iodide. What is the ionic equation for the reaction that takes place?

13.
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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

Concentrated aqueous sodium chloride is electrolysed.
Which equation represents the reaction at the cathode?

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

Which statements about hydrogen are correct?
1 When hydrogen is burned, heat energy is released.
2 When hydrogen is used in a fuel cell, electrical energy is generated.
3 When hydrogen is used as a fuel, water is the only product.

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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

Iron(II) chloride solution reacts with chlorine gas.
The equation is shown.
$2FeCl_2(aq) + Cl_2(g) \rightarrow 2FeCl_3(aq)$
Which statements about this reaction are correct?
1. $Fe^{2+}$ ions are reduced to $Fe^{3+}$ ions.
2. Chlorine acts as a reducing agent.
3. $Fe^{2+}$ ions each lose an electron.
4. $Cl_2$ molecules are reduced to $Cl^-$ ions.

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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]

19.
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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Which reaction is a photochemical reaction?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

The equation shown represents a reaction at equilibrium.
m and n represent the balancing numbers for the reactant and product respectively.
$$mP(g) \rightleftharpoons nQ(g)$$
A high temperature increases the concentration of Q.
A high pressure increases the concentration of Q.
Which statement about the reaction is correct?

21.
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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

A period of the Periodic Table is shown.

The letters are not their chemical symbols.
Which statement is correct?

22.
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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

All metal nitrates are soluble in water.
All metal chlorides are soluble except silver and lead.
All metal carbonates are insoluble except sodium and potassium.
Which aqueous solutions produce a precipitate when mixed together?
1. silver nitrate + sodium carbonate
2. silver nitrate + sodium chloride
3. barium nitrate + potassium chloride

23.
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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Which row describes properties of transition elements?
[Table_1]

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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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CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

Which statement is correct for all metals?

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Carbon dioxide is produced during the extraction of aluminium from bauxite. Which statement describes how this carbon dioxide is made?

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Aluminium objects do not need protection from corrosion.
Iron objects must be protected from corrosion.
Which statement explains why aluminium resists corrosion?

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Which statements explain why zinc is used to protect iron from rusting?
1. Zinc is more reactive than iron.
2. Zinc is less reactive than iron.
3. Zinc can form alloys with iron.
4. Zinc acts as a sacrificial metal.

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Which conditions are used in the Haber process? [Table_1]

30.
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CH15 - AIR AND WATER

Which process does not produce a greenhouse gas?

31.
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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

Which reaction involving sulfur dioxide is correct?

32.
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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?

33.
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CH18 - POLYMERS

What is the structure of the ester formed from ethanoic acid and propanol?

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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

The structures of four organic molecules are shown. Which of the following represents an alcohol?

36.
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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which statement about ethene is correct?

37.
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CH18 - POLYMERS

Ethanol is manufactured by fermentation of sugars or by catalytic hydration of ethene. Which row states an advantage of each method? [Table_1]

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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.

39.
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CH18 - POLYMERS

Which polymers have the same linkage between monomer units?

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CH18 - POLYMERS

The diagram shows the partial structure of Terylene. From which pair of compounds is it made?