Cambridge O Level

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CHEMISTRY 5070/32
Paper 3 Practical Test May/June 2024

1 hour 30 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

You will need: The materials and apparatus listed in the confidential instructions

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 40.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].
● Notes for use in qualitative analysis are provided in the question paper.

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1 (a) (i) You are going to investigate the temperature change when a solid, X, is dissolved in
water.

Read all the instructions below carefully before starting the experiment.

Instructions
You are going to do one experiment.

• Use a measuring cylinder to add 25 cm3 of distilled water to a 100 cm3 beaker.
• Use a thermometer to measure the initial temperature of the water in the beaker.
• Record this temperature to the nearest 0.5 °C in Table 1.1 at time 0 s.
• Add all the sample of solid X to the beaker and start the stopwatch.
Do not stop the stopwatch until the whole experiment is complete.
• Carefully stir the mixture.
• Measure the temperature after approximately 30 s and again after approximately 60 s.
• Record the times, to the nearest second, and the temperatures, to the nearest
0.5 °C, in Table 1.1.
• Continue stirring the mixture.
• Measure the temperature at approximately 60 s intervals for a total of 300 s.
• Record the times, to the nearest second, and the temperatures, to the nearest
0.5 °C, in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1

time / s temperature
/ °C

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(ii) Describe the appearance of the mixture in the beaker at the end of the experiment.

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(iii) Calculate the maximum temperature change in the experiment.

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(iv) Describe the trends shown in your results.

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(v) Suggest the temperature of the mixture if it is left for 60 minutes.

Explain your answer

temperature after 60 minutes ....................... °C

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(b) Describe the energy change when X dissolves in water.

Explain how the results in Table 1.1 support your answer.

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(c) The maximum temperature change calculated is not the true value for this experiment.

This may be because the volume of water and the temperature are not measured precisely.

(i) Name a piece of equipment to measure the volume of water more precisely.

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(ii) Explain how to obtain a more precise temperature measurement.

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(d) The maximum temperature change calculated is less than the true value for this experiment.

Suggest a reason for this, other than the precision of measurements.

Describe an improvement to the method which reduces this error.

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2 You are provided with solution R.

You will do a series of experiments on R.

You should:

• record your observations and conclusions for each of these experiments

• test and name any gases evolved.

To prepare for the experiment in (b), place 1 cm depth of R in a test-tube. Place a wooden splint
into the test-tube and leave it while doing the experiments in (a).

(a) (i) To 3 cm depth of R in a boiling tube, add 2 cm depth of dilute nitric acid. Keep this solution
for use in (a)(ii) and (a)(iii).

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(ii) To 1 cm depth of the solution from (a)(i) in a test-tube, add 1 cm depth of aqueous
barium nitrate.

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(iii) To 1 cm depth of the solution from (a)(i) in a test-tube, add 1 cm depth of aqueous
silver nitrate.

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(b) (i) Place the end of the wooden splint which has been in R into the flame of a Bunsen
burner with the air hole open. Record the first flame colour seen.

first flame colour seen .......................................................................................................

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(ii) Explain why the air hole on the Bunsen burner must be open when doing this flame test.

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(c) Solution R is made from a mixture of two different ionic compounds.

Suggest the names of these two compounds.

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(d) A student tests a different solution, P, and finds it difficult to decide whether the solution
contains chloride ions or bromide ions.

The student also has aqueous potassium chloride and aqueous potassium bromide.

Suggest how the student could use the aqueous potassium chloride and aqueous
potassium bromide to make it easier to decide whether P contains chloride ions or
bromide ions.

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(e) The student adds dilute hydrochloric acid to another solution and a gas is produced. The gas
is passed through limewater.

Describe how the gas can be passed through limewater.

You may draw a labelled diagram to help answer the question.

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3 You are not expected to do any experimental work for this question.

Copper(II) carbonate reacts with dilute sulfuric acid at room temperature.

The word equation for the reaction is shown.

copper(II) carbonate + sulfuric acid copper(II) sulfate + carbon dioxide + water

Plan an experiment to determine the volume of carbon dioxide formed when a known mass of
copper(II) carbonate completely reacts with dilute sulfuric acid.

Your plan must include the use of common laboratory apparatus, dilute sulfuric acid and
copper(II) carbonate. No other chemicals should be used.

Your plan must include:

• the apparatus needed

• the method to use and the measurements to take
• procedures to ensure that the volume measured is as accurate as possible.

You may draw a diagram to help answer the question.

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Notes for use in qualitative analysis

Tests for anions

anion test test result

carbonate, CO32– add dilute acid, then test for carbon effervescence, carbon dioxide
dioxide gas produced
chloride, Cl – acidify with dilute nitric acid, then white ppt.
[in solution] add aqueous silver nitrate
bromide, Br – acidify with dilute nitric acid, then cream ppt.
[in solution] add aqueous silver nitrate
iodide, I– acidify with dilute nitric acid, then yellow ppt.
[in solution] add aqueous silver nitrate
nitrate, NO3– add aqueous sodium hydroxide, ammonia produced
[in solution] then aluminium foil; warm carefully
sulfate, SO42– acidify with dilute nitric acid, then white ppt.
[in solution] add aqueous barium nitrate
sulfite, SO32– add a small volume of acidified the acidified aqueous potassium
aqueous potassium manganate(VII) manganate(VII) changes colour
from purple to colourless

Tests for aqueous cations

cation effect of aqueous sodium hydroxide effect of aqueous ammonia

aluminium, Al 3+ white ppt., soluble in excess, giving white ppt., insoluble in excess
a colourless solution
ammonium, NH4+ ammonia produced on warming –
calcium, Ca2+ white ppt., insoluble in excess no ppt. or very slight white ppt.
chromium(III), Cr3+ green ppt., soluble in excess green ppt., insoluble in excess
copper(II), Cu2+ light blue ppt., insoluble in excess light blue ppt., soluble in excess,
giving a dark blue solution
iron(II), Fe2+ green ppt., insoluble in excess, green ppt., insoluble in excess,
ppt. turns brown near surface on ppt. turns brown near surface on
standing standing
iron(III), Fe3+ red-brown ppt., insoluble in excess red-brown ppt., insoluble in excess
zinc, Zn2+ white ppt., soluble in excess, giving white ppt., soluble in excess, giving
a colourless solution a colourless solution

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Tests for gases

gas test and test result

ammonia, NH3 turns damp red litmus paper blue
carbon dioxide, CO2 turns limewater milky
chlorine, Cl 2 bleaches damp litmus paper
hydrogen, H2 ‘pops’ with a lighted splint
oxygen, O2 relights a glowing splint
sulfur dioxide, SO2 turns acidified aqueous potassium manganate(VII) from purple to colourless

Flame tests for metal ions

metal ion flame colour

lithium, Li+ red
sodium, Na+ yellow
potassium, K+ lilac
calcium, Ca2+ orange-red
barium, Ba2+ light green
copper(II), Cu2+ blue-green

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