Cambridge IGCSE: CHEMISTRY 0620/41
Cambridge IGCSE: CHEMISTRY 0620/41
Cambridge IGCSE: CHEMISTRY 0620/41
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CHEMISTRY0620/41
Paper 4 Theory (Extended) October/November 2023
1 hour 15 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
● Answer all questions.
● Use a black or dark blue pen. You may use an HB pencil for any diagrams or graphs.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes.
● You may use a calculator.
● You should show all your working and use appropriate units.
INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 80.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
● The Periodic Table is printed in the question paper.
IB23 11_0620_41/2RP
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ammonia
carbon dioxide
carbon monoxide
ethene
fluorine
oxygen
sulfur dioxide
xenon
Answer the following questions using only the gases from the list.
Each gas may be used once, more than once or not at all.
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[Total: 6]
(a) Boron has only two naturally occurring isotopes, 10B and 11B.
Complete Table 2.1 to show the numbers of protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom of 11B.
Table 2.1
[2]
(b) The relative atomic mass of boron to one decimal place is 10.8.
(i)
Determine the relative abundance of 10
B present in boron. Give your answer as a
percentage.
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(ii) Use the relative atomic mass of boron to calculate the number of atoms in 0.540 g of
boron. Give your answer in standard form.
(c) Aluminium is extracted from its purified ore as shown in Fig. 2.1.
+ power –
supply
wires
anodes
+ +
cathode
electrolyte
molten aluminium
Fig. 2.1
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(ii) The electrolyte contains aluminium oxide and one other substance.
name ....................................................................................................................................
explanation ..........................................................................................................................
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[2]
(iii) Write the ionic half-equation for the reaction at the cathode.
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(d) State two physical properties of aluminium that make it suitable for use in overhead electrical
cables.
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[2]
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(f) Aluminium reacts with fluorine to form aluminium fluoride, Al F3, an ionic compound.
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(ii)
omplete Fig. 2.2 to show the electronic configuration of one aluminium ion and one
C
fluoride ion.
Show the charges on the ions.
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Al F
Fig. 2.2
[3]
[Total: 21]
(a) A student investigates the reactivities of four metals by carrying out a series of experiments.
Each of the metals lead, manganese, silver and zinc are added separately to aqueous metal
nitrates of the other metals.
Table 3.1
lead(II) nitrate ✓
manganese(II) nitrate
silver nitrate ✓ ✓ ✓
zinc nitrate ✗ ✗
key
✓ = displacement reaction occurs
✗ = displacement reaction does not occur
Complete Table 3.1 and place the four metals in their order of reactivity with the most
reactive first.
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3 .........................................
4 .........................................
[3]
(ii) Suggest why the metal nitrates and not the metal sulfates of these four metals are used
as the aqueous solutions.
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(iii) Write the symbol equation for the reaction between zinc and silver nitrate.
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A student bubbles chlorine gas into a test-tube containing aqueous potassium bromide.
(iii) The reactivity trend seen in Cl, Br and I applies to all the elements in Group VII.
Use the Periodic Table to identify the Group VII element which cannot displace any other
Group VII elements.
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[Total: 12]
4 Aqueous hydrogen peroxide, H2O2, slowly forms water and oxygen at room temperature and
pressure, r.t.p. This reaction is catalysed by manganese(IV) oxide.
test ..............................................................................................................................................
observations ...............................................................................................................................
[1]
(b) A student investigates the rate of formation of oxygen gas when manganese(IV) oxide is
added to aqueous hydrogen peroxide.
The volume of oxygen gas formed is measured at regular time intervals at r.t.p. The results are
plotted onto the graph in Fig. 4.1.
volume of
oxygen gas
0
0 t1 t2
time
Fig. 4.1
(i) State how the graph in Fig. 4.1 shows the rate of reaction at time t2, is lower than at
time t1.
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(ii) Explain, using collision theory, why the rate of reaction at time t2 is lower than at time t1.
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(iii) On Fig. 4.1, sketch the graph obtained when the experiment is repeated using aqueous
hydrogen peroxide at a higher temperature. All other conditions remain the same. [2]
(c) Manganese(IV) oxide is added to 20 cm3 of aqueous hydrogen peroxide. The total volume of
oxygen gas produced is 72 cm3 at r.t.p.
Calculate the concentration of the aqueous hydrogen peroxide in g / dm3 using the following
steps.
.............................. mol
.............................. mol
.............................. g / dm3
[5]
(d) Suggest the identity of one other metal oxide which also catalyses this reaction.
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[Total: 12]
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[2]
(b) State and explain, in terms of equilibrium, what happens to the concentration of hydrogen
when:
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(ii) Explain, in terms of thermal energy, how greenhouse gases cause global warming.
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[Total: 12]
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2 ..................................................................................................................................................
[2]
(b) (i) State the typical temperature and pressure used in method 2.
temperature ............................... °C
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(c) The catalyst in method 2 is phosphoric acid, H3PO4. Dilute phosphoric acid is a weak acid
which contains phosphate ions, PO43–.
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method 1 .....................................................................................................................................
method 2 .....................................................................................................................................
[2]
(e) Ethanol can be converted to ethanoic acid by reacting it with an acidified oxidising agent.
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(ii) State, in terms of redox, what type of reagent ethanol is in this reaction.
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(f) Ethanoic acid reacts with calcium to form a salt and one other product.
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[Total: 17]