All Questions: Cambridge IGCSE Chemistry - 0620 - Supplement Paper 2 2022 Winter Zone 2
Theory
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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

The rate of diffusion of three gases, ammonia, carbon dioxide and methane, is measured.
What is the order of the rate of diffusion of the gases from slowest to fastest?

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

Which description of Brownian motion is correct?

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CH2 - SEPARATING SUBSTANCES

The chromatogram obtained using four substances, J, K, L and M, is shown.

Which statement about M is correct?

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CH3 - ATOMS AND ELEMENTS

Which statements about isotopes of the same element are correct?
1. They are atoms which have the same chemical properties because they have the same number of electrons in their outer shell.
2. They are atoms which have the same number of electrons and neutrons but different numbers of protons.
3. They are atoms which have the same number of electrons and protons but different numbers of neutrons.

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Which statement about solid magnesium oxide is correct?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Which molecule contains only three shared pairs of electrons?

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CH4 - ATOMS COMBINING

Which particles are present in the structure of metals?
1 positive ions
2 negative ions
3 shared pairs of electrons
4 mobile electrons

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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

Which sample does not contain a number of atoms equal to the Avogadro constant?

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

The electrolysis of concentrated aqueous sodium chloride and molten sodium chloride is shown.
What are the products at electrodes 1 and 2?

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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 with properties of fuels]
- fuel: hydrogen ($\text{H}_2$), methane ($\text{CH}_4$), octane ($\text{C}_8\text{H}_{18}$), wax ($\text{C}_{31}\text{H}_{64}$)
- formula: \text{H}_2, \text{CH}_4, \text{C}_8\text{H}_{18}, \text{C}_{31}\text{H}_{64}
- melting point (°C): -259, -182, -57, 60
- boiling point (°C): -253, -164, 126, 400

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CH9 - ENERGY CHANGES AND REVERSIBLE REACTIONS

The electrical energy, or voltage, of two simple cells is measured.

Statement 1: The voltage of cell 1 is greater than cell 2.
Statement 2: Zinc is more reactive than copper.
Statement 3: Magnesium is oxidised in both cells.
Statement 4: Magnesium atoms lose electrons to form magnesium ions.
Which option is correct?

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CH1 - STATES OF MATTER

Dilute aqueous sodium chloride is electrolysed using carbon electrodes. What is the product at the anode?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

The volume of gas given off in a chemical reaction is measured over time.
The results are shown.

At which time is the rate of reaction greatest?

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CH10 - THE SPEED OF A REACTION

Dinitrogen tetroxide, $N_2O_4$, is converted into nitrogen dioxide, $NO_2$, in a reversible reaction.
$N_2O_4(g) \rightleftharpoons 2NO_2(g)$
The forward reaction is endothermic.
Which conditions give the highest equilibrium yield of nitrogen dioxide?
[Table_1]

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CH7 - REDOX REACTIONS

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

X and Y are oxides of two different elements.
• X reacts with water to produce aqueous solution Z.
• Z turns universal indicator paper blue.
• An aqueous solution of Y reacts with sodium carbonate to produce carbon dioxide gas.
Which statement is correct?

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Ethanoic acid reacts with water to produce an acidic solution. Which row describes the roles of ethanoic acid and water in this reaction? [Table_1]

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CH11 - ACIDS AND BASES

Copper(II) sulfate is a soluble salt.
Calcium sulfate is an insoluble salt.
Which row shows suitable reactants for preparing a pure sample of the named salt?
[Table_1]

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CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

Strontium displaces magnesium from molten magnesium chloride.
Bromine displaces iodine from aqueous potassium iodide.
Which row describes the change in reactivity down both Group II and Group VII of the Periodic Table?
[Table_1]

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Elements J and K are in the same period in the Periodic Table.
J reacts with acids to produce a salt and hydrogen.
K reacts with sodium to form an ionic compound.
Which statement about J and K is correct?

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CH12 - THE PERIODIC TABLE

Part of the Periodic Table is shown.
Which element has a high density, a high melting point and forms a brown oxide?

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CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

The reactions of four metals, W, X, Y and Z, are listed.
• Metal W displaces metal X from the oxide of metal X.
• Metal Y has a greater tendency to form positive ions than metal W.
• Aqueous ions of metal Z are reduced by metal X.
What is the order of reactivity of the metals?
[Table_1]

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CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

Three experiments, J, K and L, are set up to investigate rusting. In which experiments does rusting occur?

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CH13 - THE BEHAVIOR OF METALS

Silver is below copper in the reactivity series. Which row describes the reactions of silver? [Table_1]

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CH14 - MAKING USE OF METALS

Iron is galvanised by coating it in zinc.
Brass is made by mixing copper with zinc.
Which row gives the reasons for each of these uses of zinc?
[Table_1]

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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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CH15 - AIR AND WATER

Ammonium nitrate, $\text{NH}_4\text{NO}_3$, is a fertiliser and is added to fields to help crops grow.
Slaked lime, $\text{Ca(OH)}_2$, is an alkali and is added to fields to reduce the acidity of the soil.
Ammonium nitrate and slaked lime should not be added to a field at the same time because they react with each other to form a gas, Z.
What is Z?

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CH16 - SOME NON-METALS AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

The scheme shows four stages in the conversion of sulfur to sulfuric acid. In which stage is a catalyst used?

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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 compound has the most –CH$_2$– groups in one molecule?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Methane reacts with chlorine in the presence of ultraviolet light.
Which substance is not produced in this reaction?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Ethene reacts with both hydrogen and steam.
Which row about these reactions is correct? [Table_1]

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which type of reaction occurs when ethanol is converted to ethanoic acid?

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CH18 - POLYMERS

Hydrolysis of polymer P produces the three compounds shown. What is the structure of polymer P?

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CH17 - ORGANIC CHEMISTRY

Which statement about unsaturated hydrocarbons is correct?

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CH18 - POLYMERS

The equation shows the formation of a polymer called \textit{Kevlar}.
\[ n \text{ HOOC}\begin{array}{c}\includegraphics[height=0.25cm]{Image_1}\end{array}\text{COOH} + n \text{ } \begin{array}{c}\includegraphics[height=0.25cm]{Image_2}\end{array}\text{H}_2\text{N} \rightarrow \begin{array}{c}\includegraphics[height=0.25cm]{Image_3}\end{array} -\text{H}_2\text{O} \]
Which row describes \textit{Kevlar}?
[Table_1]