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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

CHEMISTRY 0620/02
Paper 2
October/November 2006

1 hour 15 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part questions.
A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 20.

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1 When Group I elements react with water, hydrogen gas is given off.
The diagram shows the reaction of lithium, potassium and sodium with water.

A B C

(a) Which one of these elements A, B or C is lithium?

[1]

(b) (i) Balance the equation for the reaction of sodium with water by completing the left-
hand side.

......Na + ......H2O 2NaOH + H2

[1]

(ii) Apart from fizzing, describe two things that you would see when sodium reacts
with water.

[2]

(iii) After the sodium had reacted with the water, the solution was tested with red litmus
paper.
What colour did the litmus paper turn?
Give a reason for your answer.

colour

reason [2]

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(iv) Which of the following statements about sodium are true?
Tick two boxes.

It is made by reducing sodium oxide with carbon.

It reacts with chlorine to form sodium chloride.

It reacts readily with oxygen.

It only conducts electricity when molten.

[2]

(c) Rubidium also reacts with water. How does the speed of reaction of rubidium with
water compare with that of potassium with water?

[1]

(d) Sodium has only one stable isotope whereas potassium has several isotopes.

(i) What do you understand by the term isotopes?

[1]

(ii) How many protons does sodium have in its nucleus?

Use the Periodic Table to help you.

[1]

(iii) How many electrons are there in an atom of potassium?

[1]

(iv) Uranium has many isotopes. One of these is uranium-235 (235U).

What is the main use of this isotope of uranium?

[1]

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2 Copper can be extracted by heating copper carbonate with carbon.

(a) The copper carbonate breaks down into copper oxide and releases a gas.
Complete the equation for this reaction.

CuCO3 CuO + ............ [1]

(b) The copper oxide then reacts with the carbon.

heat
2CuO + C 2Cu + CO2

(i) Complete the following sentences using words from the list.

endothermic exothermic halogen metal

neutralised oxidised reduced

In this reaction copper oxide is to copper.

The copper obtained is a pinkish-brown

The reaction is because heat is absorbed. [3]

(ii) State the name of the substance which is oxidised during this reaction.

[1]

(iii) How would you test for the carbon dioxide given off in this reaction?

test

result [2]

(c) Describe a test for aqueous copper ions and state the result.

[3]

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(d) Carbon is in Group IV of the Periodic Table.

(i) Draw a diagram to show how the electrons are arranged in an atom of carbon.

[1]
(ii) To which Period in the Periodic Table does carbon belong?

[1]

(e) Organic compounds contain carbon and hydrogen.

(i) To which homologous series does the organic compound A belong?

H H
H C C H
H H

compound A

[1]

(ii) State the name of compound A.

[1]

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3 Lavandulol is found in lavender plants. The formula of lavandulol is shown below.

CH3 CH3
C
C H
CH2
HO CH2 CH
C
CH3 CH2

(a) Put a ring around the alcohol functional group in this formula.
[1]

(b) Is lavandulol a saturated or unsaturated compound?

Give a reason for your answer.

[1]

(c) State the names of the two products formed when lavandulol is burnt in excess oxygen.

and [2]

(d) Lavandulol can be extracted from lavender flowers by distillation using the apparatus
shown below. The lavandulol is carried off in small droplets with the steam.

lavender
flowers
and water lavandulol
water
heat

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(i) State the name of the piece of apparatus labelled A.

[1]

(ii) What is the temperature of the water at point X in the diagram?

[1]

(iii) The lavandulol and water are collected in the beaker.

What information in the diagram shows that lavandulol is less dense than water?

[1]

(e) Lavender flowers contain a variety of different pigments (colourings).

A student separated these pigments using paper chromatography.
The results are shown in the diagram below.

chromatography paper

(i) Put an X on this diagram to show where the mixture of pigments was placed at the
start of the experiment. [1]

(ii) How many different pigments have been separated?

[1]

(iii) Draw a diagram to show how the chromatography apparatus was set up.
On your diagram label
• the solvent
• the origin line

[1]

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(iv) During chromatography, the solvent evaporates and then diffuses throughout the
chromatography jar.
What do you understand by the term diffusion?

[1]

(v) Ethanol can be used as a solvent in chromatography.

Draw the formula for ethanol showing all atoms and bonds.

[1]
(vi) Which of the following statements about ethanol are true?
Tick two boxes.

It is a carboxylic acid.

It is a product of the fermentation of glucose.

It is an unsaturated compound.

It is formed by the catalytic addition of steam to ethene.

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4 This question is about compounds.

(a) What do you understand by the term compound?

[1]

(b) Complete the table below to show the formulae and uses of some compounds.

compound relative number of atoms present formula use

Ca = 1
calcium oxide CaO
O=1

Na = 1
sodium chloride table salt
Cl = 1

Ca = 1

calcium carbonate C =1

O=3

NH4NO3 in fertilizers

[6]

(c) Calculate the relative formula mass of NH4NO3.

[1]

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5 The list shows part of the reactivity series.

strontium more reactive

calcium
magnesium
iron
copper less reactive

(a) Calcium is manufactured by the electrolysis of molten calcium chloride.

Suggest why calcium is extracted by electrolysis.

[1]

(b) Equal sized pieces of magnesium, strontium and calcium are placed in water. Some
observations about these reactions are shown in the table.
Complete the box for strontium.

metal observations

Gives off a few bubbles of gas with hot water.

magnesium
Dissolves very slowly.

Gives off bubbles steadily with cold water.

calcium
Dissolves slowly.

strontium

[2]

(c) When water is added to calcium carbide, acetylene and calcium hydroxide are formed.
State a use for acetylene.

[1]

(d) A solution of calcium hydroxide is alkaline.

(i) Complete and balance the equation for the reaction of calcium hydroxide with
hydrochloric acid.

Ca(OH)2 + 2HCl CaCl2 + ............

[1]
(ii) What type of chemical reaction is this?

[1]

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(e) A student used the apparatus shown below to calculate the concentration of a solution
of calcium hydroxide.

hydrochloric acid

calcium hydroxide solution

(i) State the name of the piece of apparatus labelled A.

[1]

(ii) Describe how the pH of the solution in the flask changes as the hydrochloric acid is
added.

[2]

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6 The diagram shows the structure of lead bromide.

– – – –
Br Br Br Br

Pb2+ Pb2+
– – – –
Br Br Br Br

Pb2+ Pb2+
– – – –
Br Br Br Br

Pb2+ Pb2+

(a) What is the simplest formula for lead bromide?

[1]

(b) What type of structure and bonding is present in lead bromide?

Choose two words from the following:

atomic covalent giant ionic metallic molecular

[2]

(c) Lead bromide is electrolysed using the apparatus shown below.

+ –

A B

electrodes

molten lead bromide

C

heat

(i) Which letter, A, B or C represents the cathode?

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(ii) State the name of a metal which can be used for the electrodes.

[1]

(iii) Why does lead bromide have to be molten for electrolysis to occur?

[1]

(iv) State the name of the products formed during this electrolysis;

at the anode,

at the cathode. [2]

(d) A student bubbled chlorine gas through an aqueous solution of sodium bromide.

(i) Complete the equation for this reaction.

Cl2 + 2NaBr ............ + 2NaCl

chlorine sodium bromine sodium
bromide chloride

[1]
(ii) What colour is the solution at the end of the reaction?

[1]

(iii) An aqueous solution of iodine does not react with a solution of sodium bromide.
Explain why there is no reaction.

[1]

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(e) Bromine becomes decolourised when it reacts with ethene.

(i) Draw the structure of ethene showing all atoms and bonds.

[1]

(ii) Which one of the following, A, B, C or D, shows the correct structure of the product
formed when bromine reacts with ethene?

H Br Br Br H Br Br Br
H C C Br H C C H H C C H H C C H
H H H H H H

A B C D

answer [1]

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7 The table gives some information about the properties of some metals.

metal melting point /°C colour of chloride

A 1890 pink

B 98 white

C 63 white

D 1535 brownish-black

(a) Which two of the metals A to D are transition metals?

Give a reason for your answer.

metals

reason [2]

(b) When iron powder reacts with warm sulphuric acid, hydrogen is given off.

Fe + H2SO4 FeSO4 + H2

State the name of the salt made in this reaction.

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(c) A student used the apparatus shown below for investigating the speed of the reaction
between iron and sulphuric acid.

sulphuric water
acid

iron powder

Describe how this apparatus can be used to investigate the speed of this reaction.

[3]

(d) The student repeated the experiment with different concentrations of sulphuric acid.
In each experiment the mass of iron powder was the same and the temperature was
kept at 30°C.
The results are shown in the table.

concentration of sulphuric speed of reaction /cm3

acid / moles per dm3 hydrogen per second

0.4 4.2

0.8 8.5

1.6 17.0

(i) Use the information in the table to help you work out how the speed of the reaction
is affected by the concentration of sulphuric acid.

[2]

(ii) What will happen to the speed of the reaction if lumps of iron are used instead of
iron powder?

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(iii) What will happen to the speed of the reaction if it is carried out at 20°C rather than
at 30°C?

[1]

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 DATA SHEET
The Periodic Table of the Elements

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Group
I II III IV V VI VII 0
1 4
H He
Hydrogen Helium
1 2

7 9 11 12 14 16 19 20
Li Be B C N O F Ne
Lithium Beryllium Boron Carbon Nitrogen Oxygen Fluorine Neon
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

23 24 27 28 31 32 35.5 40
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
Sodium Magnesium Aluminium Silicon Phosphorus Sulphur Chlorine Argon
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18

39 40 45 48 51 52 55 56 59 59 64 65 70 73 75 79 80 84
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
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

85 88 89 91 93 96 101 103 106 108 112 115 119 122 128 127 131
20

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
37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54

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133 137 139 178 181 184 186 190 192 195 197 201 204 207 209

Cs Ba La Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
Caesium Barium Lanthanum Hafnium Tantalum Tungsten Rhenium Osmium Iridium Platinum Gold Mercury Thallium Lead Bismuth Polonium Astatine Radon
55 56 57 * 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86

226 227

Fr Ra Ac
Francium Radium Actinium
87 88 89

140 141 144 150 152 157 159 162 165 167 169 173 175
*58-71 Lanthanoid series
Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
90-103 Actinoid series Cerium Praseodymium Neodymium Promethium Samarium Europium Gadolinium Terbium Dysprosium Holmium Erbium Thulium Ytterbium Lutetium
58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
a a = relative atomic mass 232 238
Key X X = atomic symbol Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
Thorium Protactinium Uranium Neptunium Plutonium Americium Curium Berkelium Californium Einsteinium Fermium Mendelevium Nobelium Lawrencium
b b = proton (atomic) number 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103

The volume of one mole of any gas is 24 dm3 at room temperature and pressure (r.t.p.).