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Cambridge International Examinations

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

CHEMISTRY 0620/23
Paper 2 Multiple Choice (Extended) 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
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A copy of the Periodic Table is printed on page 16.
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1 Small crystals of purple KMnO4 (Mr = 158) and orange K2Cr2O7 (Mr = 294) were placed at the
centres of separate petri dishes filled with agar jelly. They were left to stand under the same
physical conditions.

After some time, the colour of each substance had spread out as shown.

dish 1 dish 2

KMnO4 K2Cr2O7

The lengths of the arrows indicate the relative distances travelled by particles of each substance.

Which statement is correct?

A Diffusion is faster in dish 1 because the mass of the particles is greater.

B Diffusion is faster in dish 2 because the mass of the particles is greater.
C Diffusion is slower in dish 1 because the mass of the particles is smaller.
D Diffusion is slower in dish 2 because the mass of the particles is greater.

2 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.

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3 A student used chromatography to analyse a green food colouring.

The chromatogram obtained is shown.

solvent front
blue spot

yellow spot

baseline

The table lists some yellow food dyes and their Rf values.

Which yellow food dye does the green food colouring contain?

yellow food dye Rf value

A Quinolene Yellow 0.48

B Sunset Yellow 0.32
C tartrazine 0.69
D Yellow 2G 0.82

4 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

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5 Which substance is a macromolecule?

A ammonia
B carbon dioxide
C diamond
D water

6 The diagram shows metallic bonding.

Which labels are correct?

X Y

A atomic nucleus outer electron

B metal atom mobile electron
C metal ion mobile electron
D positive ion negative ion

7 Aqueous iron(III) sulfate and aqueous sodium hydroxide react to give a precipitate of
iron(III) hydroxide and a solution of sodium sulfate.

What is the balanced equation for this reaction?

A Fe2(SO4)3(aq) + 2NaOH(aq) → Fe(OH)3(s) + Na2SO4(aq)

B Fe2(SO4)3(aq) + 3NaOH(aq) → Fe(OH)3(s) + 3Na2SO4(aq)

C Fe2(SO4)3(aq) + 6NaOH(aq) → 2Fe(OH)3(s) + 3Na2SO4(aq)

D 2Fe2(SO4)3(aq) + 6NaOH(aq) → 4Fe(OH)3(s) + 6Na2SO4(aq)

8 The equation for the reaction between sodium carbonate and dilute hydrochloric acid is shown.

Na2CO3 + 2HCl → 2NaCl + H2O + CO2

What is the maximum volume of carbon dioxide produced when 26.5 g of sodium carbonate react
with dilute hydrochloric acid?

A 6 dm3 B 12 dm3 C 18 dm3 D 24 dm3

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9 Which statement about electrolysis is correct?

A Electrons move through the electrolyte from the cathode to the anode.
B Electrons move towards the cathode in the external circuit.
C Negative ions move towards the anode in the external circuit.
D Positive ions move through the electrolyte towards the anode during electrolysis.

10 The reactivity series for a number of different metals is shown.

most reactive least reactive

magnesium zinc iron copper silver platinum

The diagram shows different metal strips dipped into an electrolyte.

metal strip metal strip

electrolyte

Which pair of metals produces the highest voltage?

A copper and magnesium

B magnesium and platinum
C magnesium and zinc
D silver and platinum

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

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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 Hydrogen and chlorine react to form hydrogen chloride.

The reaction is exothermic.

H2(g) + Cl 2(g) → 2HCl (g)

The overall energy change for this reaction is –184 kJ / mol.

The table gives some of the bond energies involved.

bond energy in
bond
kJ / mol

H–Cl +430
H–H +436

What is the energy of the Cl–Cl bond?

A –240 kJ / mol
B –190 kJ / mol
C +190 kJ / mol
D +240 kJ / mol

14 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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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

16 Hydrogen is produced when methane reacts with steam.

The equation for the reaction is shown.

CH4(g) + H2O(g) CO(g) + 3H2(g)

The forward reaction is endothermic.

Which conditions produce the highest yield of hydrogen?

pressure temperature

A high high
B high low
C low high
D low low

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17 An example of a redox reaction is shown.

Zn + Cu2+ → Zn2+ + Cu

Which statement about the reaction is correct?

A Zn is the oxidising agent and it oxidises Cu2+.

B Zn is the oxidising agent and it reduces Cu2+.
C Zn is the reducing agent and it oxidises Cu2+.
D Zn is the reducing agent and it reduces Cu2+.

18 Which oxide is amphoteric?

A Al 2O3 B CaO C Na2O D SO2

19 Chloric(I) acid, HCl O, is formed when chlorine dissolves in water. It is a weak acid.

What is meant by the term weak acid ?

A It contains fewer hydrogen atoms than a strong acid.

B It is easily neutralised by a strong alkali.
C It is less concentrated than a strong acid.
D It is only partially ionised in solution.

20 Silver nitrate reacts with sodium chloride to produce silver chloride and sodium nitrate. The
equation for the reaction is shown.

AgNO3(aq) + NaCl (aq) → AgCl (s) + NaNO3(aq)

How is silver chloride separated from the reaction mixture?

A crystallisation
B distillation
C evaporation
D filtration

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21 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)

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

23 Ununseptium (atomic number 117) is a man-made element that is below astatine in Group VII of
the Periodic Table.

What is the expected state of ununseptium at room temperature?

A a diatomic gas
B a liquid
C a monatomic gas
D a solid

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.

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25 Which equation from the zinc extraction process shows the metal being produced by reduction?

A ZnO + C → Zn + CO

B 2ZnS + 3O2 → 2ZnO + 2SO2

C Zn(g) → Zn(l)

D Zn(l) → Zn(s)

26 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

27 The section of the reactivity series shown includes a newly discovered element, symbol X.

The only oxide of X has the formula XO.

Ca
Mg
Fe
X
H
Cu

Which equation shows a reaction which occurs?

A Cu(s) + X2+(aq) → Cu2+(aq) + X(s)

B 2X(s) + Cu2+(aq) → 2X+(aq) + Cu(s)

C X(s) + Fe2O3(s) → 2Fe(s) + 3XO(s)

D X(s) + 2HCl (aq) → XCl 2(aq) + H2(g)

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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

30 The carbon cycle describes how carbon dioxide gas is added to or removed from the
atmosphere.

Which row describes the movement of carbon dioxide during each process?

photosynthesis combustion respiration

A added to the added to the removed from
atmosphere atmosphere the atmosphere
B added to the removed from added to the
atmosphere the atmosphere atmosphere
C removed from added to the added to the
the atmosphere atmosphere atmosphere
D removed from added to the removed from
the atmosphere atmosphere the atmosphere

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31 Which row gives the catalyst for the Haber process and the sources of the raw materials?

source of source of
catalyst
hydrogen nitrogen

A iron electrolysis fertiliser

B iron methane air
C vanadium pentoxide methane air
D vanadium pentoxide methane fertiliser

32 Petrol burns in a car engine to produce waste gases which leave through the car exhaust.

One of these waste gases is an oxide of nitrogen.

Which statement describes how this oxide of nitrogen is formed?

A Carbon dioxide reacts with nitrogen in the catalytic converter.

B Nitrogen reacts with oxygen in the car engine.
C Nitrogen reacts with oxygen in the catalytic converter.
D Petrol combines with nitrogen in the car engine.

33 Which statement about sulfuric acid is correct?

A It is made by the Haber process.

B It is made in the atmosphere by the action of lightning.
C It reacts with ammonia to produce a fertiliser.
D It reacts with copper metal to produce hydrogen gas.

34 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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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 Butane and methylpropane are isomers with molecular formula C4H10.

Which statements are correct?

1 They have similar chemical properties.

2 They have the same general formula.
3 They have the same structural formula.

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

37 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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38 Ethanol can be produced by fermentation or by the catalytic addition of steam to ethene.

Which row shows an advantage and a disadvantage for each process?

catalytic addition
fermentation
of steam to ethene
advantage disadvantage advantage disadvantage
A batch slow continuous fast
process reaction process reaction
B fast continuous pure ethanol renewable
reaction process formed raw material
C renewable batch pure ethanol slow
raw material process formed reaction
D renewable impure ethanol fast finite raw
raw material formed reaction material

39 The structure of an ester is shown.

H H O
H C C C H H

H H O C C H

H H

Which alcohol and carboxylic acid produce this ester?

alcohol carboxylic acid

A ethanol ethanoic acid

B ethanol propanoic acid
C propanol ethanoic acid
D propanol propanoic acid

40 How can the amino acids in a protein be separated and identified?

A Add a locating agent to the protein.

B Hydrolyse the protein and then use chromatography.
C Polymerise the protein and then add a locating agent.
D Use chromatography on a solution of the protein.

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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
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.).
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