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Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

CHEMISTRY 0620/13
Paper 1 Multiple Choice (Core) May/June 2017

45 minutes
Additional Materials: Multiple Choice Answer Sheet
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There are forty questions on this paper. Answer all questions. For each question there are four possible
answers A, B, C and D.
Choose the one you consider correct and record your choice in soft pencil on the separate Answer Sheet.

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Each correct answer will score one mark. A mark will not be deducted for a wrong answer.
Any rough working should be done in this booklet.
A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 16.
Electronic calculators may be used.

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This document consists of 13 printed pages and 3 blank pages.

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1 Diagrams R, S and T represent the three states of matter.

R S T

Which change occurs during freezing?

A R→S B S→T C T→R D T→S

2 A student needs to measure 22 cm3 of water at 40 °C.

Which apparatus is required?

A beaker and stopwatch

B beaker and thermometer
C measuring cylinder and stopwatch
D measuring cylinder and thermometer

3 A compound, X, has a melting point of 71 °C and a boiling point of 375 °C.

Which statement about X is correct?

A It is a liquid at 52 °C and a gas at 175 °C.

B It is a liquid at 69 °C and a gas at 380 °C.

C It is a liquid at 75 °C and a gas at 350 °C.

D It is a liquid at 80 °C and a gas at 400 °C.

4 Which method is used to obtain a concentrated solution of ethanol from a dilute solution of
ethanol dissolved in water?

A crystallisation
B distillation
C filtration
D paper chromatography

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5 Which definition of isotopes is correct?

A atoms of the same element that have the same number of electrons and nucleons
B atoms of the same element that have the same number of neutrons and protons
C atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but a different number of
electrons
D atoms of the same element that have the same number of protons but a different number of
nucleons

6 Which statement about a molecule of ammonia, NH3, is correct?

A Each hydrogen atom donates a pair of electrons to a nitrogen atom.

B There are double covalent bonds between the nitrogen atom and the hydrogen atoms.
C There are single covalent bonds between its hydrogen atoms.
D There are three shared pairs of electrons in the molecule.

7 The electronic structures of atoms Q and R are shown.

Q R

Q and R form an ionic compound.

What is the formula of the compound?

A QR7 B Q2R4 C QR D Q7R

8 Which substance is a macromolecule?

A ammonia
B carbon dioxide
C diamond
D water

9 What is the relative formula mass of aluminium oxide, Al 2O3?

A 43 B 70 C 102 D 113

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10 Which products are initially obtained at each electrode during the electrolysis of concentrated
aqueous sodium chloride?

cathode anode

A hydrogen chlorine
B hydrogen oxygen
C sodium chlorine
D sodium oxygen

11 Heat energy is produced when hydrocarbons burn in air.

Which equations represent this statement?

1 C2H5OH + 3O2 → 2CO2 + 3H2O

2 C2H4 + 3O2 → 2CO2 + 2H2O

3 CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only

12 Which statements about exothermic and endothermic reactions are correct?

1 During an exothermic reaction, heat is given out.

2 The temperature of an endothermic reaction goes up because heat is taken in.
3 Burning methane in the air is an exothermic reaction.

A 1, 2 and 3 B 1 and 2 only C 1 and 3 only D 2 and 3 only

13 Which changes are physical changes?

1 melting ice to form water

2 burning hydrogen to form water
3 adding sodium to water
4 boiling water to form steam

A 1 and 2 B 1 and 4 C 2 and 3 D 3 and 4

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14 Which colour change is seen when hydrated cobalt(II) chloride is heated so that it becomes
anhydrous cobalt(II) chloride?

A blue to pink
B blue to white
C pink to blue
D white to blue

15 A student was investigating the reaction between marble chips and dilute hydrochloric acid.

gas syringe

bung

marble
chips 25 cm3 of dilute
hydrochloric acid

Which changes slow down the rate of reaction?

temperature concentration surface area

of acid of acid of marble chips

A decrease decrease decrease

B decrease decrease increase
C increase decrease decrease
D increase increase increase

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16 The reactions shown may occur in the air during a thunder-storm.

N2 + O2 → 2NO

2NO + O2 → 2NO2

NO + O3 → NO2 + O2

Which row shows what happens to the reactant molecules in each of these reactions?

N2 NO O3

A oxidised oxidised oxidised

B oxidised oxidised reduced
C reduced reduced oxidised
D reduced reduced reduced

17 Three separate experiments are carried out on a solution of substance X.

1 A gas is produced when X is heated with ammonium chloride.

2 Methyl orange is yellow when added to X.

3 There is no reaction between X and sodium carbonate.

Which type of substance is X?

A acid
B base
C indicator
D salt

18 Farmers spread slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) on their fields to neutralise soils that are too
acidic for crops to grow well.

Which ion in slaked lime neutralises the acid in the soil?

A Ca2+ B H+ C O2– D OH–

19 Which salt preparation uses a burette and a pipette?

A calcium nitrate from calcium carbonate and nitric acid

B copper(II) sulfate from copper(II) hydroxide and sulfuric acid

C potassium chloride from potassium hydroxide and hydrochloric acid
D zinc chloride from zinc and hydrochloric acid

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20 Aqueous sodium hydroxide reacts with an aqueous solution of compound Y to give a green
precipitate.

Aqueous ammonia also reacts with an aqueous solution of compound Y to give a green
precipitate.

In each case the precipitate is insoluble when an excess of reagent is added.

Which ion is present in Y?

A chromium(III)

B copper(II)

C iron(II)

D iron(III)

21 Period 3 of the Periodic Table is shown.

Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar

What increases from left to right across Period 3?

A density
B melting point
C non-metallic character
D the number of electron shells

22 Which element is less reactive than the other members of its group in the Periodic Table?

A astatine
B caesium
C fluorine
D rubidium

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23 An element has the following properties.

● It forms coloured compounds.

● It acts as a catalyst.

● It melts at 1539 °C.

In which part of the Periodic Table is the element found?

A Group I
B Group VII
C Group VIII
D transition elements

24 Why are weather balloons sometimes filled with helium rather than hydrogen?

A Helium is found in air.

B Helium is less dense than hydrogen.
C Helium is more dense than hydrogen.
D Helium is unreactive.

25 Element E:

• forms an alloy

• has a basic oxide

• is below hydrogen in the reactivity series.

What is E?

A carbon
B copper
C sulfur
D zinc

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26 Which row shows how the metal reacts?

reacts with reacts rapidly with reacts with

metal
dilute acid cold water steam

A calcium   
B copper   
C magnesium   
D zinc   

27 Which statement about the extraction of iron from hematite is correct?

A Air is blown into the blast furnace to oxidise the molten iron.
B Carbon dioxide is reduced by coke to carbon monoxide.
C Hematite is oxidised by carbon to molten iron.
D The slag produced is denser than molten iron.

28 Stainless steel is an alloy of iron and other metals. It is strong and does not rust but it costs much
more than normal steel.

What is not made from stainless steel?

A cutlery
B pipes in a chemical factory
C railway lines
D saucepans

29 The diagram shows some uses of water in the home.

1 2 3

For which uses is it important for the water to have been treated?

A 1 only B 2 only C 3 only D 1, 2 and 3

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30 Which pollutant gas cannot be produced by the combustion of fossil fuels (coal, petroleum and
natural gas)?

A carbon monoxide
B methane
C nitrogen dioxide
D sulfur dioxide

31 A farmer wrongly adds two substances to the soil at the same time.

They react together to form a gas which turns damp red litmus blue.

What are the two substances?

A a basic oxide and a potassium salt

B a basic oxide and an ammonium salt
C an acidic oxide and a potassium salt
D an acidic oxide and an ammonium salt

32 In which process is carbon dioxide not formed?

A burning of natural gas

B fermentation
C heating lime
D respiration

33 Two equations are shown.

reaction 1 CaCO3 → CaO + CO2

reaction 2 CaO + H2O → Ca(OH)2

Which terms describe reactions 1 and 2?

reaction 1 reaction 2

A reduction hydration
B reduction hydrolysis
C thermal decomposition hydration
D thermal decomposition hydrolysis

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34 The structures of three substances are shown.

H H H H H H

H C O H H C C O H H C C C O H

H H H H H H

Why do these substances all belong to the same homologous series?

A They are all compounds.

B They are all saturated.
C They all contain oxygen.
D They all contain the same functional group.

35 Fuel oil, gasoline, kerosene and naphtha are four fractions obtained from the fractional distillation
of petroleum.

What is the order of the boiling points of these fractions?

highest boiling point → lowest boiling point

A fuel oil → kerosene → gasoline → naphtha

B fuel oil → kerosene → naphtha → gasoline
C gasoline → naphtha → kerosene → fuel oil
D naphtha → gasoline → kerosene → fuel oil

36 Which process produces alkenes from alkanes?

A combustion
B cracking
C fermentation
D polymerisation

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37 Poly(ethene) is made from ethene.

Ethene is ......1...... hydrocarbon because it contains a carbon to carbon ......2...... bond.

The general name given to small molecules that undergo polymerisation is ......3...... .

Which words complete gaps 1, 2 and 3?

1 2 3

A an unsaturated double monomers

B an unsaturated single alkenes
C a saturated double alkenes
D a saturated single monomers

38 Which reaction is used to manufacture ethanol?

A reacting ethane with oxygen in the presence of a catalyst

B reacting ethane with steam in the presence of a catalyst
C reacting ethene with steam in the presence of a catalyst
D reacting glucose with steam in the presence of a catalyst

39 Which statement about aqueous ethanoic acid is not correct?

A It effervesces with sodium carbonate.

B It neutralises aqueous sodium hydroxide.
C It turns blue litmus from blue to red.
D It turns methyl orange from orange to yellow.

40 The diagram shows part of the molecule of a polymer.

H H H H H H H H H

C C C C C C C C C

H H H H H H H H H

Which diagram shows the monomer from which this polymer could be manufactured?

A B C D
H H H H H H H

H C H H C C H C C H C C O H

H H H H H H H

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

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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
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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.).
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