Cambridge IGCSE: Chemistry 0620/21
Cambridge IGCSE: Chemistry 0620/21
Cambridge IGCSE: Chemistry 0620/21
CHEMISTRY 0620/21
Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended) October/November 2022
45 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS
There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions.
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INFORMATION
The total mark for this paper is 40.
Each correct answer will score one mark.
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The Periodic Table is printed in the question paper.
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1 The diagram shows the changes of state between a solid, a liquid and a gas.
1 2
solid liquid gas
3 4
One component of the dye moves a distance of 13 cm and has an Rf value of 0.86.
What is the order of the processes used to separate the salt, the sand and the sulfur from the
mixture?
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.
5 Which type of structure and bonding is present in an element that is malleable and conducts
electricity?
A covalent molecular
B ionic lattice
C covalent macromolecular
D metallic lattice
A carbon dioxide
B diamond
C graphite
D sodium oxide
O CH3
H 3C C N
N C
C H
C C
N
O N
CH3
caffeine
9 4.55 g of zinc is reacted with 50 cm3 of 2.25 mol / dm3 dilute hydrochloric acid.
Zn + 2HCl ZnCl 2 + H2
Which volume of hydrogen gas, at room temperature and pressure, is produced in the reaction?
battery
electrode 1 electrode 2
electrolyte
Which row shows the directions of movement of the electrons in the external circuit and of the
positive ions in the electrolyte?
A 12 12
B 12 21
C 21 12
D 21 21
11 When an acid is added to an alkali, the temperature of the reaction mixture rises.
Which fuel is a gas at room temperature and makes two products when it burns in a plentiful
supply of air?
H H
C C + 3O O 2O C O + 2H O H
H H
bond energy
bond
in kJ / mol
C=C 612
C–H 412
O–H 463
O=O 496
The hydrogen gas produced is collected and measured at room temperature and pressure.
The experiment is repeated at 50 C with all other conditions remaining the same.
volume of X
hydrogen gas C
0
0 time
15 Dinitrogen tetroxide, N2O4, is converted into nitrogen dioxide, NO2, in a reversible reaction.
N2O4(g) 2NO2(g)
pressure
temperature
/ atmospheres
A 2 high
B 2 low
C 50 high
D 50 low
Mg + ZnO MgO + Zn
A magnesium
B magnesium oxide
C zinc
D zinc oxide
aqueous P
tap
solid Q
A small volume of aqueous P is poured on to solid Q and the tap of the funnel closed.
A
B
C
D
Which row describes the roles of ethanoic acid and water in this reaction?
19 Aqueous ammonium sulfate is made by reacting aqueous ammonia with dilute sulfuric acid.
A crystallisation
B distillation
C filtration
D solvent extraction
20 Carbon forms two oxides: carbon monoxide, CO, and carbon dioxide, CO2.
CO CO2
A acidic acidic
B acidic neutral
C neutral acidic
D neutral neutral
A The melting point of barium is higher than the melting point of calcium.
B Barium is more reactive than beryllium.
C Strontium would not react with oxygen.
D Magnesium is more dense than barium.
X Y Z
A 63 252 0.26
B 63 39 0.26
C 39 63 1.53
D 63 39 1.53
25 Copper(II) nitrate and zinc carbonate are heated strongly in separate test-tubes.
1 Steel contains more carbon than the iron obtained from the blast furnace.
2 Steel is produced by blowing oxygen through the iron.
3 Calcium oxide is added to molten iron to remove basic oxides.
A copper
B lead
C tin
D zinc
dirty water
sand
pot with holes
fine gravel in bottom
coarse gravel
A chlorination
B condensation
C distillation
D filtration
A carbon dioxide
B carbon monoxide
C lead compounds
D sulfur dioxide
30 Which row explains why a high temperature and an iron catalyst are used in the manufacture of
ammonia by the Haber process?
A increases the rate of the reaction increases the equilibrium yield of ammonia
B increases the rate of the reaction increases the rate of the reaction
C increases the equilibrium yield of ammonia increases the equilibrium yield of ammonia
D increases the equilibrium yield of ammonia increases the rate of the reaction
31 The scheme shows four stages in the conversion of sulfur to sulfuric acid.
concentrated
stage C
sulfuric acid
concentrated stage D
oleum
sulfuric acid water
A helium
B hydrogen
C iron
D sulfur
A lime
B limestone
C limewater
D slaked lime
A empirical formula
B general formula
C molecular formula
D structural formula
Which type of reaction occurs when ethanol reacts with acidified potassium manganate(VII)?
A displacement
B fermentation
C oxidation
D neutralisation
H O O O
A N C N C N C
H H
B O O O
C C O O C
C
O O O
H H O O
D N C N C N C
O H
– H2 O
O O
C C N N
H H n
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1 2
H He
hydrogen helium
Key 1 4
3 4 atomic number 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne
lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon
7 9 relative atomic mass 11 12 14 16 19 20
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon
23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton
39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon
85 88 89 91 93 96 – 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
16
55 56 57–71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
lanthanoids
Cs Ba Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
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caesium barium hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon
133 137 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209 – – –
87 88 89–103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 114 116
actinoids
Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cn Fl Lv
francium radium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium flerovium livermorium
– – – – – – – – – – – – –
57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
lanthanoids La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
lanthanum cerium praseodymium neodymium promethium samarium europium gadolinium terbium dysprosium holmium erbium thulium ytterbium lutetium
139 140 141 144 – 150 152 157 159 163 165 167 169 173 175
89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
actinoids Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
actinium thorium protactinium uranium neptunium plutonium americium curium berkelium californium einsteinium fermium mendelevium nobelium lawrencium
– 232 231 238 – – – – – – – – – – –
The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).