Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

CHEMISTRY 0620/23
Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended) October/November 2016

45 minutes
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1 ‘Particles moving very slowly from an area of higher concentration to an area of lower
concentration.’

Which process is being described?

A a liquid being frozen

B a solid melting
C a substance diffusing through a liquid
D a substance diffusing through the air

2 A student mixes 25 cm3 samples of dilute hydrochloric acid with different volumes of aqueous
sodium hydroxide.

In each case, the student measures the change in temperature to test if the reaction is
exothermic.

Which piece of apparatus is not needed?

A B C D

burette clock pipette thermometer

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3 A solid X is purified in five steps.

The first four steps of the purification are shown in the diagram.

mixture Y
solid X

heat
step 1 step 2 step 3 step 4

In step 5, how is a pure sample of solid X obtained from mixture Y?

A dissolving
B distillation
C evaporating
D filtering

4 An atom has three electron shells. There are three electrons in the outer shell.

How many protons and how many neutrons are in this atom?

protons neutrons

A 13 14
B 13 27
C 14 13
D 21 24

5 Ethanol is a liquid at room temperature and boils at 78 °C.

Sodium chloride is a solid at room temperature.

Which statement about the bonding in ethanol and sodium chloride is not correct?

A Each ethanol molecule is held together by weak covalent bonds.

B The ethanol molecules are held together by weak attractive forces.
C The sodium ions and chloride ions are held together by strong attractive forces.
D The sodium ions and chloride ions are held together in a giant lattice.

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6 The molecules N2, C2H4, CO2 and CH3OH all have covalent bonds.

These bonds consist of shared pairs of electrons.

Which row gives the total number of shared pairs of electrons in the molecules shown?

total number of shared

molecule
pairs of electrons

A N2 2
B C2H4 6
C CO2 2
D CH3OH 4

7 Metals are malleable.

Which statement explains why metals are malleable?

A Metallic bonding is very strong.

B Metals are good conductors of electricity.
C Positive metal ions are arranged in a regular lattice structure.
D The layers of positive metal ions can slide over each other.

8 The equation shows the complete combustion of propane.

C3H8(g) + 5O2(g) → 3CO2(g) + 4H2O(l)

Which statement is correct?

A 10 cm3 of propane cannot burn if less than 50 cm3 of oxygen is present.

B 10 cm3 of propane would produce 40 cm3 of liquid water.
C 100 cm3 of oxygen would be sufficient to react completely with 20 cm3 of propane.
D This reaction would result in an increase in the volume of gas.

9 Sodium hydroxide reacts with sulfuric acid.

The equation for the reaction is shown.

2NaOH + H2SO4 → Na2SO4 + 2H2O

Which volume of 0.4 mol / dm3 sodium hydroxide reacts with 50.0 cm3 of 0.1 mol / dm3
sulfuric acid?

A 12.5 cm3 B 25.0 cm3 C 50.0 cm3 D 100.0 cm3

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10 Which apparatus could be used to electroplate an iron nail with copper?

A B key

+ – + – = copper sheet

= iron nail

aqueous copper(II) sulfate

C D

+ – + –

aqueous iron(II) sulfate

11 The diagram shows two different metal strips dipped into an electrolyte.

metal strips

electrolyte

Which pair of metals produces the highest voltage?

A copper and iron

B copper and magnesium
C copper and zinc
D magnesium and iron

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12 10 g of ammonium nitrate are added to water at 25 °C and the mixture stirred. The
ammonium nitrate dissolves and, after one minute, the temperature of the solution is 10 °C.

Which word describes this change?

A endothermic
B exothermic
C neutralisation
D reduction

13 The energy level diagram for a reaction is shown.

products

energy Ea H

reactants

Which row is correct?

sign of ∆H overall energy change sign of Ea

A – exothermic –
B + endothermic +
C + endothermic –
D + exothermic +

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14 An experiment X is carried out between a solid and a solution using the apparatus shown.

gas syringe

The volume of gas given off is measured at different times and the results plotted on a graph.

In a second experiment Y, the surface area of the solid is increased but all other factors remain
the same.

Which graph shows the results of experiments X and Y?

A B
Y

volume volume
of gas X of gas Y

0 0
0 time 0 time

C D

volume volume
of gas X of gas X

Y Y

0 0
0 time 0 time

15 Which change in conditions increases the energy of the particles in a reaction?

A addition of a catalyst
B increase in concentration
C increase in surface area
D increase in temperature

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16 Chlorine can be manufactured by the following reaction. The reaction is exothermic.

4HCl (g) + O2(g) 2H2O(g) + 2Cl 2(g)

Which change increases the yield of chlorine at equilibrium?

A adding more HCl (g)

B adding more H2O(g)
C decreasing the pressure
D increasing the temperature

17 Which change represents an oxidation reaction?

A chlorine changes to chlorate(I) ions

B chlorine changes to chloride ions

C copper(II) ions change to copper

D potassium manganate(VII) ions change to potassium manganate(VI) ions

18 Germanium oxide is a white powder.

Germanium oxide reacts with concentrated hydrochloric acid.

Germanium oxide reacts with concentrated aqueous sodium hydroxide.

Germanium oxide does not dissolve when added to water.

Which type of oxide is germanium oxide?

A acidic
B amphoteric
C basic
D neutral

19 Hydrogen chloride gas reacts with water to produce an acidic solution. The equation for the
reaction is shown.

HCl + H2O → Cl – + H3O+

Which statement describes what happens during the reaction?

A The chloride ion is formed by accepting an electron from the water.

B The hydrogen chloride loses an electron to form the chloride ion.
C The water accepts a proton from the hydrogen chloride.
D The water donates a proton to the hydrogen chloride.

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20 The apparatus shown is used to prepare aqueous copper(II) sulfate.

filter paper
stirrer
excess of solid X
solid X

Y aqueous
copper(II) sulfate

heat

What are X and Y?

X Y

A copper aqueous iron(II) sulfate

B copper(II) chloride sulfuric acid
C copper(II) oxide sulfuric acid
D sulfur aqueous copper(II) chloride

21 Information about some silver compounds is shown in the table.

compound formula solubility in water

silver carbonate Ag2CO3 insoluble

silver chloride AgCl insoluble
silver nitrate AgNO3 soluble
silver oxide Ag2O insoluble

Which equation shows a reaction which cannot be used to make a silver salt?

A AgNO3(aq) + HCl (aq) → AgCl (s) + HNO3(aq)

B Ag2O(s) + 2HNO3(aq) → 2AgNO3(aq) + H2O(l)

C Ag2CO3(s) + 2HNO3(aq) → 2AgNO3(aq) + H2O(l) + CO2(g)

D 2Ag(s) + 2HCl (aq) → 2AgCl (s) + H2(g)

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22 What is not a property of Group I metals?

A They are soft and can be cut with a knife.

B They react when exposed to oxygen in the air.
C They produce an acidic solution when they react with water.
D They react rapidly with water producing hydrogen gas.

23 Compound T is added to dilute hydrochloric acid and warmed gently.

The mixture gives off a gas which turns acidified aqueous potassium manganate(VII) from purple
to colourless.

A flame test on compound T gives a lilac flame.

What is compound T?

A sodium sulfate
B sodium sulfite
C potassium sulfate
D potassium sulfite

24 Part of the Periodic Table is shown.

W X Y
Z

Which row correctly describes the properties of elements W, X, Y and Z?

has four
has variable reacts with very
outer shell
oxidation states cold water unreactive
electrons

A W Y Z X
B X W Y Z
C Z W Y X
D Z Y X W

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25 Basic oxides and oxygen are used to convert iron into steel.

Which statement is not correct?

A Carbon is converted into carbon dioxide.

B Silicon is converted into silicon(IV) oxide.

C The basic oxides react with acidic impurities to form slag.
D The oxygen reacts with the iron to produce hematite.

26 The results of two experiments are given.

1 Cobalt displaces manganese from an aqueous solution of a manganese salt.

2 Manganese displaces silver from an aqueous solution of a silver salt.

Three more experiments are carried out.

3 Cobalt is added to an aqueous solution of a silver salt.

4 Manganese is added to an aqueous solution of a cobalt salt.
5 Silver is added to an aqueous solution of a cobalt salt.

In which experiments does a reaction take place?

A 3 only B 3 and 4 C 4 and 5 D 5 only

27 Cryolite, Na3Al F6, is added to aluminium oxide in the electrolytic extraction of aluminium.

What is the reason for this?

A to decrease the melting point of the electrolyte

B to protect the anodes
C to produce more aluminium
D to stop the aluminium reacting with air

28 Different forms of steel contain different proportions of carbon.

Steel P contains a high proportion of carbon.

Steel Q contains a low proportion of carbon.

Which statement is correct?

A P is stronger and more brittle than Q.

B P is stronger and less brittle than Q.
C P is less strong and more brittle than Q.
D P is less strong and less brittle than Q.

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29 Air is a mixture of gases.

Which gas is present in the largest amount?

A argon
B carbon dioxide
C nitrogen
D oxygen

30 Which information about carbon dioxide and methane is correct?

carbon dioxide methane

A formed when vegetation decomposes   key

B greenhouse gas    = true
C present in unpolluted air    = false
D produced during respiration  

31 A metal, X, is used to make oil pipelines.

X corrodes in air and water.

X can be protected from corrosion by attaching blocks of element Y.

Which statement is correct?

A This process is known as galvanising.

B Y forms positive ions more readily than X.
C Y is an unreactive metal.
D Y is an unreactive non-metal.

32 The Haber process for the manufacture of ammonia occurs at 450 °C and 250 atmospheres. The
nitrogen and hydrogen are supplied in a 1:3 ratio by volume. The reaction is exothermic.

N2(g) + 3H2(g) 2NH3(g) ∆H = –92 kJ / mol

Which change causes an increase in the yield of ammonia?

A decreasing the concentration of nitrogen

B decreasing the pressure
C decreasing the temperature
D using equal amounts of the two reactants

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33 The following scheme shows four stages in the conversion of sulfur to sulfuric acid.

In which stage is a catalyst used?

stage A sulfur stage B sulfur

sulfur
air dioxide air trioxide

concentrated
stage C sulfuric
acid

stage D
concentrated
oleum
sulfuric acid water

34 Slaked lime is used to neutralise an acidic soil.

How does the pH of the soil change?

from to

A 6 7
B 7 8
C 8 7
D 8 6

35 Which list shows the fractions obtained from distilling petroleum, in order of increasing boiling
point?

A bitumen → diesel oil → fuel oil → lubricating oil

B diesel oil → gasoline → naphtha → kerosene

C gasoline → naphtha → kerosene → diesel oil

D kerosene → lubricating oil → naphtha → refinery gas

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36 Butane reacts as shown.

catalyst
butane butene + hydrogen
and heat

What is this type of reaction?

A combustion
B cracking
C polymerisation
D reduction

37 Substance Z has the following characteristics.

1 It burns in an excess of oxygen to form carbon dioxide and water.

2 It is oxidised by air to form a liquid smelling of vinegar.
3 It reacts with carboxylic acids to form esters.

What is substance Z?

A ethane
B ethanoic acid
C ethanol
D ethyl ethanoate

38 Ethanol is manufactured by the catalytic addition of steam to ethene and by fermentation.

Which row shows an advantage and a disadvantage of using the catalytic addition of steam to
ethene compared to fermentation?

advantage disadvantage

A fast the product is impure

B fast uses non-renewable materials
C the product is pure slow
D uses renewable materials slow

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39 The organic compound shown can be polymerised.

Cl F

C C

CH3 H

Which diagram represents a section of the polymer?

A B

CH3 H Cl CH3 H F CH3 Cl

C C C C C C C C

Cl F H F CH3 Cl H F

C D

Cl F Cl F Cl H Cl H

C C C C C C C C

CH3 H CH3 H CH3 F F CH3

40 The partial structure of a polymer is shown.

O H O O

C N N C C N

H H

Which type of polymer is represented?

A a carbohydrate
B a polyamide
C a polyester
D an addition polymer

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 The Periodic Table of Elements
Group
I II III IV V VI VII VIII

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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.)